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Committee pauses debate on bill to require cemetery upkeep after stakeholder concerns
Summary
A bill that would allow local governments to require cemetery owners to maintain and preserve active and abandoned cemeteries drew testimony about exposed graves and cultural practices; the committee voted to adjourn debate to seek additional stakeholder input.
The Medical, Military, Public and Municipal Affairs Committee paused debate on a bill intended to enable local governments to require cemetery owners and operators to maintain, preserve and keep cemeteries free of rubbish and health hazards.
Representative Gilliard, who introduced the measure, told the committee that the proposal would authorize municipalities and counties to adopt ordinances requiring cemetery owners and operators to correct unhealthy conditions after notification. "All this is in summary is just self explanatory, just to hold people responsible, whether it's perpetual, non perpetual cemeteries, just make them accountable because we got a huge problem in the state of South Carolina with these, unkept cemeteries," Gilliard said, describing visits…
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