ESHB 1037: Concerning family burial grounds.
Did not pass. The 2023-24 session has ended.
- Sponsor
- Walsh
- Introduced
- January 9, 2023
- Status
- H Rules 3C
- Last action
- By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (March 7, 2024)
- As of
- August 18, 2026, 2:01 AM Pacific, from the Legislature’s records
What this bill does
Permits a natural person to designate an area of land the person owns as a family burial ground, subject to specified requirements and restrictions. Includes family burial grounds as a lawful place for disposition of human remains. Exempts family burial grounds from certain requirements applicable to private cemeteries.
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Floor votes
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 27, 202395 yea · 0 nay · 3 not voting
- House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 25, 202492 yea · 1 nay · 5 not voting
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