CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5182

Chapter 359, Laws of 2005

59th Legislature
2005 Regular Session

CEMETERIES--MULTIPLE INTERNMENT SPACES

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/24/05

Passed by the Senate April 16, 2005 YEAS 42 NAYS 0 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 8, 2005 YEAS 96 NAYS 0 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives		CERTIFICATE I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5182 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary
Approved May 10, 2005. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington		FILED May 10, 2005 - 9:27 a.m. Secretary of State State of Washington

_____________________________________________

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5182
_____________________________________________
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed Legislature - 2005 Regular Session

State of Washington

59th Legislature

2005 Regular Session

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

READ FIRST TIME 02/01/05.

AN ACT Relating to single burial use of multiple interment space; adding a new section to chapter 68.04 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 68.24 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 68.04 RCW to read as follows:
"Multiple interment" means two or more human remains are buried in the ground, in outer burial enclosures or chambers, placed one on top of another, with a ground level surface the same size as a single grave or right of interment.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 68.24 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) Every cemetery shall disclose and give to the person making cemetery arrangements a written statement, contract, or other document that indicates all the items of property, merchandise, and service that the customer is purchasing, and the price of those items.
     (2) Any cemetery offering single burial use of multiple interment space must include the following disclosure on the written statement, contract, or other document in conspicuous bold face type no smaller than other text provisions in the written statement, contract, or other document, to be initialed by the person making the cemetery arrangements in immediate proximity to the space reserved for the signature lines:

"DISCLOSURE OF MULTIPLE INTERMENT
State law provides that "multiple interment" means two or more noncremated human remains are buried in the ground, in outer burial enclosures or chambers, placed one on top of another, with a ground level surface the same size as a single grave or right of interment."

         Passed by the Senate April 16, 2005.
         Passed by the House April 8, 2005.
         Approved by the Governor May 10, 2005.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 10, 2005.