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2004 SESSION

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HB 162 Cemeteries or gravesites; access to those located on private property.

Introduced by: Lacey E. Putney | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Access to private or family cemeteries. Allows members of a deceased's family, cemetery plot owners, or persons engaged in genealogy research to enter upon the land of a private or family cemetery where such deceased is interred after notice to the property owner. The bill grants certain rights to the property owner to set frequency and duration of access. The bill also limits a property owner's liability for any claim that may arise out of the access except willful conduct or gross negligence.

FULL TEXT

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/05/04 046963476  pdf
• 02/10/04  House: Committee substitute printed 042815476-H1  pdf
• 02/12/04  House: Printed as engrossed 042815476-EH1  pdf
• 03/19/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB162ER)  pdf
• 04/21/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0831)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

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HISTORY

• 01/14/04  House: Presented & ordered printed, prefiled 01/05/04 046963476
• 01/14/04  House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 01/19/04  House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 3
• 02/10/04  House: Reported from General Laws with sub (21-Y 1-N)
• 02/10/04  House: Committee substitute printed 042815476-H1
• 02/11/04  House: Read first time
• 02/12/04  House: Read second time
• 02/12/04  House: Committee substitute agreed to 042815476-H1
• 02/12/04  House: Amendment by Del. Putney agreed to
• 02/12/04  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute w/amd HB162EH1
• 02/12/04  House: Printed as engrossed 042815476-EH1
• 02/13/04  House: Read third time and passed House (92-Y 8-N)
• 02/13/04  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (92-Y 8-N)
• 02/13/04  House: Communicated to Senate
• 02/16/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 02/16/04  Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws
• 02/25/04  Senate: Reported from General Laws (14-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/04  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/27/04  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/04  Senate: Read third time
• 03/01/04  Senate: Passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/04  Senate: Rec. of Sen. passage agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/04  Senate: VOTE: RECONSIDER R (39-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/04  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/01/04  Senate: VOTE: PASSAGE R (40-Y 0-N)
• 03/19/04  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB162ER)
• 03/19/04  House: Enrolled
• 03/20/04  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/21/04  Senate: Signed by President
• 04/14/04  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 831 (effective 7/1/04)
• 04/21/04  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0831)