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Committee advances SB 777 to address abandoned endowment‑care cemeteries, establish working group and funding program
Summary
SB 777 would require the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau to notify local jurisdictions about abandoned endowment‑care cemeteries, convene a stakeholder working group by March 1, 2026, and create an abandonment grant fund supported by increased bureau fees.
The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard SB 777 (Richardson), legislation aimed at speeding up the state response to abandoned privately owned cemeteries that hold endowment care funds. The bill, as presented to the committee, would require the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau (CFB) to notify the city, county, or city and county with jurisdiction when a cemetery becomes abandoned and to convene a working group of stakeholders before March 1, 2026. The author described the bill as accelerating a process created by AB 3254 (Berman) and said the measure would also create an abandonment grant…
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