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SB-1312 • 2026

Cemetery and Funeral Bureau: advisory committee.

Cemetery and Funeral Bureau: advisory committee.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Richardson
Last action
2026-04-17
Official status
Set for hearing April 27.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Cemetery and Funeral Bureau: Advisory Committee

This law allows the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau to create an advisory committee that includes members from licensed death care industry representatives, public members, and local government representatives.

What This Bill Does

  • Allows the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau to form an advisory committee.
  • Requires the advisory committee to include at least one member from licensed representatives of the death care industry.
  • Includes public members in the advisory committee.
  • Adds representatives of local governments to the advisory committee.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Cemetery and Funeral Bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs
  • Licensed representatives of the death care industry
  • Members of the public
  • Representatives of local governments

Terms To Know

Death care industry
Businesses that provide services related to funerals, burials, and cremations.
Advisory committee
A group of people who give advice or recommendations on a specific topic.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how many members the advisory committee should have.
  • It is unclear when the advisory committee will be established after the law passes.

Bill History

  1. 2026-04-17 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 27.

  2. 2026-04-13 California Legislative Information

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  3. 2026-04-08 California Legislative Information

    Set for hearing April 13.

  4. 2026-03-04 California Legislative Information

    Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.

  5. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    Read first time.

  6. 2026-02-23 California Legislative Information

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.

  7. 2026-02-20 California Legislative Information

    Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Official Summary Text

SB 1312, as introduced, Richardson.
Cemetery and Funeral Bureau: advisory committee.
Existing law, the Cemetery and Funeral Act, provides for the licensing, regulation, and discipline relating to cemeteries, crematories, funeral establishments, embalming, and the storage of human remains by the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau that is within the Department of Consumer Affairs. The act authorizes the bureau to establish necessary rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of the act and the laws subject to its jurisdiction and to prescribe the form of statements and reports provided for in the act.
This bill would authorize the bureau to establish an advisory committee to assist the bureau in engaging consumers and licensees in its regulatory activities. The bill would require the advisory committee, if established by the bureau, to include at least one member from licensed representatives of the death care industry,
members of the public, and representatives of local governments.

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