Brief Description: Requiring disclosures for single burial use of multiple interment space.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development (originally sponsored by Senators Franklin and Sheldon).

Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce, Research & Development
House Committee on Commerce & Labor

Background: Cemeteries offer burial plots which are used for single or multiple interments.

Summary: Any cemetery offering single burial use of multiple interment space, or any interment where a single burial use is offered in a burial plot where multiple interments will be made, must disclose on the interment contract the definition of multiple interment. The conspicuous notice of multiple interment is to be initialed by the person making cemetery arrangements.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate      46   0
House      96   0   (House amended)
Senate      42   0   (Senate concurred)

Effective: July 24, 2005