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SB 777

Authors

Richardson

Subject

Abandoned cemeteries: report.

Relating To

relating to cemeteries.

Title

An act to amend Section 7612.12 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to cemeteries.

Last Action Dt

2025-10-11

State

Chaptered

Status

Chaptered

Active?

Vote Required

Majority

Appropriation

Fiscal Committee

Yes

Local Program

Substantive Changes

None

Urgency

Tax Levy

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2025-10-11		Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 658, Statutes of 2025.
2025-10-11		Approved by the Governor.
2025-09-23		Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 2 p.m.
2025-09-12		Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 3006.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
2025-09-12		From committee: That the Assembly amendments be concurred in. (Ayes 8. Noes 0. Page 3064.)
2025-09-11		Re-referred to Com. on RLS. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d).
2025-09-11		From committee: Be re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D. pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(d). (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 2851.) Re-referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2025-09-10		In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
2025-09-10		Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 3171.) Ordered to the Senate.
2025-08-21		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-08-20		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (August 20).
2025-07-10		Re-referred to Com. on APPR. pursuant to Assembly Rule 96.
2025-07-09		Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-07-08		From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (July 8).
2025-06-16		Referred to Coms. on B. & P. and L. GOV.
2025-06-16		From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
2025-06-05		In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2025-06-04		Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0. Page 1496.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2025-05-23		May 23 set for first hearing. Reconsideration of favorable vote granted.
2025-05-23		From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 4. Noes 2. Page 1213.) (May 23).
2025-05-23		Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2025-05-16		Set for hearing May 23.
2025-04-28		April 28 hearing: Placed on APPR. suspense file.
2025-04-17		Set for hearing April 28.
2025-04-16		April 21 hearing postponed by committee.
2025-04-04		Set for hearing April 21.
2025-04-03		From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 6. Noes 1. Page 638.) (April 2). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2025-03-26		From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-03-26		Set for hearing April 2.
2025-03-12		Referred to Com. on L. GOV.
2025-02-24		From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-24		Read first time.
2025-02-21		Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

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Chaptered		2025-10-11
Enrolled		2025-09-18
Amended Assembly		2025-07-09
Amended Assembly		2025-06-16
Amended Senate		2025-03-26
Introduced		2025-02-21

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Existing law, the Cemetery and Funeral Act, establishes the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of cemeteries, crematories, funeral establishments, and their personnel. Existing law requires the bureau, on or before July 1, 2027, to convene a workgroup composed of representatives from the cemetery, county government, and other interested stakeholders to discuss options for ensuring continued care, maintenance, and embellishment of abandoned cemeteries, including the possibility of requiring counties to assume responsibility for abandoned cemeteries. Existing law requires the bureau to submit a report to the Legislature summarizing the workgroup’s discussions and its recommendations by January 1, 2028. Existing law repeals those provisions on January 1, 2029. This bill would instead require the bureau to convene the workgroup on or before March 1, 2026, would revise the list of representatives required to be included in the workgroup, and would instead require the workgroup to discuss the possibility of requiring counties to assume responsibility for maintenance, irrigation, public works, and burial services for abandoned cemeteries. The bill would require the board to submit the report on June 1, 2026, and would repeal those provisions on January 1, 2027.