2026 Regular Session
SB233
Business Regulation - Cemeteries and Abandoned Cemeteries - Sale, Transfer, or Government Acquisition and Disposition
Authorizing certain persons to bring an action when the owner of a property that includes a cemetery proposes a sale, transfer, or alternate use of all or part of a certain cemetery; requiring a court to take certain actions under certain circumstances; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire property on which an abandoned cemetery is located under certain circumstances for purposes of transferring ownership of the abandoned cemetery to a descendant community, veterans, or nonprofit organization; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 19, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
42 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent
April 9, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
134 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 5 absent
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
132 yea–0 nay · 8 not voting · 1 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
40 yea–0 nay · 7 not voting
Committee referrals
February 20, 2026 · House
Economic Matters
January 15, 2026 · Senate
Finance
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 545
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Senate Passed Enrolled View roll call
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Senate Third Reading Passed (40-0) View roll call
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Senate Conference Committee Report {963125/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Third Reading Passed (132-0) View roll call
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House Conference Committee Report {963125/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Jackson, Beidle and Ready)
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House Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
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Senate Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Jackson, Beidle and Ready)
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Senate Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
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Senate House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Rogers, Charkoudian and Adams)
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Senate House Refuses Recede
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House House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Rogers, Charkoudian and Adams)
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House House Refuses Recede
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House Senate Requests House Recede
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House Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
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Senate Senate Requests House Recede
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Senate Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
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House Third Reading Passed (134-0) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments {133528/1 Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
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House Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
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House Referred Economic Matters Health
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Senate Third Reading Passed (42-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {963522/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
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Senate Hearing 1/29 at 3:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Finance