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Committee hears testimony for bill allowing family burial plots on private land
Summary
The Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee heard HB 2239, which would permit family burial grounds on private property with limits such as recording burials with the county auditor and a 10% parcel-size cap; sponsor and rural residents urged support while staff noted some owner- and local-authority questions remain.
The Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on Jan. 23 heard House Bill 2239, which would allow designated family burial grounds on privately owned property and set requirements for how those grounds are recorded and maintained.
Elena Baker, staff to the committee, told members the bill “relates to establishing family burial grounds on privately owned land,” and summarized key provisions including that owners must record every burial with the county auditor and that a family burial ground may not comprise more than 10% of a parcel.…
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