Cemeteries.
Summary
Changes a township trustee's duty to remove certain weeds from a cemetery it maintains from "noxious" weeds to "rampant" weeds. Amends the duties of a township trustee to care for and maintain a public cemetery in the township to include: (1) resetting and straightening all monuments; (2) leveling and seeding the ground; and (3) mowing the lawn. Provides that before entering into a sales contract with a consumer, an owner of a cemetery (excluding a county, city, town, or township cemetery) must provide a written description of available goods and services with a price list. Limits the fee charged by a cemetery owner for opening and closing a burial lot of a family member that is one of at least two burial lots purchased in the same transaction. Requires the state board of funeral and cemetery service to take at least the following actions as to a cemetery owner that charges an excessive opening and closing fee: (1) Issue an appropriate order to correct the violation. (2) Suspend the seller's certificate of authority. (3) Censure the cemetery owner. Provides the following are commodities: (1) A foundation. (2) The marking of a lot in preparation for a foundation. Provides that a service fee for marking a lot must be included with the lot purchase price and collected at the same time.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2021
Last action Mar 4, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2021
How they voted
45–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 47
Feb 22, 2021
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
R
Republican36
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Amendments
1
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House
upper
Feb 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 159: yeas 48, nays 1
upper
Feb 18, 2021
Amended
Amendment #1 (Mishler) prevailed; voice vote
upper
Feb 15, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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