Cemeteries on private property; registration by localities.
Summary
Registration by localities of cemeteries on private property; Planning District 8. Requires localities in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia) to adopt an ordinance setting forth a register of identified cemeteries, graveyards, or other places of burial located on private property not belonging to any memorial or monumental association. Under current law, all localities are permitted but not required to pass such an ordinance. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2026.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Vetoed
Mar 2025
Introduced Jan 7, 2025
Vetoed Mar 24, 2025
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Enrolled
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Engrossed
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1 edit
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Apr 2, 2025
MINOR
The bill was amended to change the registration requirement from 'Any locality may' to 'All localities shall' adopt a register of cemeteries on private property, making the registration mandatory rather than optional. The rest of the bill's provisions regarding notice requirements, disclosure exceptions, and effective dates remain unchanged.
Scope change
The bill's scope changed from allowing localities to optionally register cemeteries to requiring all localities to register them.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the registration requirement from optional ('Any locality may') to mandatory ('All localities shall') for registering cemeteries on private property.
Floor votes · Senate Jan 17, 2025 · House of Delegates Feb 20, 2025
How they voted
40–0
Passed
Total votes 40
Jan 17, 2025
D
Democratic21
100% Yea
R
Republican19
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
14
Committee
8
Amendments
6
Apr 2, 2025
Vetoed
Senate sustained Governor's veto
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Mar 24, 2025
Vetoed
Vetoed by Governor
executive
Mar 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1118ER)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
House Amendments agreed to by Senate (23-Y 16-N)
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendments (56-Y 42-N)
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Counties, Cities and Towns Amendments agreed to
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Rules (14-Y 4-N)
lower
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Rules
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (18-Y 3-N)
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Assigned CCT sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Feb 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Counties, Cities and Towns
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate (21-Y 19-N)
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Introduced
Engrossed by Senate as amended
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
General Laws and Technology Amendment agreed to
upper
Jan 20, 2025
Introduced
Reading of amendment waived
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported from General Laws and Technology with amendment (9-Y 4-N 2-A)
upper
Jan 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Danica Roem
DDemocratic
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