Legislation - HB0892

Title: Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate Use
Sponsored by: Delegates Hill, Boyce, Ebersole, Kaiser, Kaufman, J. Long, Ruth, Schindler, Simmons, Smith, Stinnett, Terrasa, and Ziegler
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Finance
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Authorizing certain persons to bring an action when the owner of a property that includes a cemetery proposes the sale, transfer, or alternate use of all or part of a certain cemetery; and requiring a court to take certain actions under certain circumstances.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media; Health

Opposite:: Finance

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0233

Introduced in a prior session as: HB1354 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/04/2026 Action First Reading Economic Matters and Health Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate Use Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/23/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/10/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {473525/1 Adopted Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/10/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate Use Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/11/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (134-0) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2026 Legislative Date 3/07/2026 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/04/2026	2/04/2026	First Reading Economic Matters and Health
			Text - First - Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate Use
House	2/09/2026	2/09/2026	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Health	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/23/2026	3/23/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
House	3/23/2026	3/10/2026	Favorable with Amendments {473525/1 Adopted	47 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/23/2026	3/10/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	47 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate Use
House	3/23/2026	3/11/2026	Third Reading Passed (134-0)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/23/2026	3/07/2026	Referred Finance	46 Click to view Recorded Media

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