Brief Description: Allowing county cemetery districts to include areas within cities and towns.

Sponsors: Senator Zarelli.

Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections
House Committee on Local Government

Background: A cemetery district may include within its boundaries any city or town with a population of less than 10,000. The 10,000 limit was added in 1994 during a re-organization of statutes governing cities. Pre-1994, there was no population limit; rather, a cemetery district could include towns and up to third class cities. The 1994 bill eliminated fourth class cities and made third class cities second class cities since there were no second class cities at the time. In place of the third class threshold, the Legislature established the 10,000 population threshold.

Summary: The 10,000 population limit for cities that can be included in a cemetery district is removed.

Votes on Final Passage:

Senate      47   0
House      97   0

Effective: June 7, 2006