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Assembly committee advances bill to address abandoned endowment‑care cemeteries and create an abandonment grant program
Summary
SB 777 would require the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau to convene a working group and establish a grant program, funded by increased licensing fees, to support transfer or rehabilitation of abandoned endowment‑care cemeteries; the committee moved the bill out with amendments to a study and working‑group process.
Senator Richardson presented SB 777 to the Assembly Business and Professions Committee on Oct. 26, 2025, proposing a statutory process to identify abandoned private cemeteries with endowment care accounts and to convene a stakeholder working group to recommend solutions by an accelerated deadline.
Richardson said the bill responds to rising cases of privately owned cemeteries falling into disrepair after owners walk away, leaving families unable to access gravesites and leaving grounds neglected. He cited Lincoln Memorial Park in Carson and described common problems including overgrown grounds, stolen markers, and insufficient…
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