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Committee keeps fee caps for monument installation, raises base cap to 75¢ per square inch
Summary
An amendment preserved fee caps for monument installation and memorial care but raises the statutory base to $0.75 per square inch and ties future increases to CPI; committee advanced the bill to calendar and rules.
The committee advanced House Bill 713 after adopting an amendment that maintained statutory caps on monument installation and memorial-care fees but raised the base cap to $0.75 per square inch and tied future increases to the consumer price index.
Representative Alexander, sponsor of the bill, said the amendment responded to concerns raised by Representative Hale and stakeholders including cemetery and monument associations. The sponsor described the change as a compromise between consumer protections and cemetery operators’ post-pandemic cost increases.
Representative Hale thanked the sponsor for addressing earlier consumer-protection concerns and said the amended cap (75¢ per square inch, inflation-adjusted) would allow cemeteries to keep pace with rising costs while preserving protections that other states do not provide.
The committee reported the bill out by voice and roll call; the clerk recorded 20 ayes, 0 nos and 2 present. The bill will go to calendar and rules.
