SB-1312 • 2026

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: 2026-05-26
Official status: Referred to Com. on B. & P.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on when the advisory committee must be established, how many members will serve beyond the minimum requirement, or how decisions made by the advisory committee will influence bureau regulations.

Cemetery and Funeral Bureau: Advisory Committee

This law allows the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau to create an advisory committee that includes members from different groups to assist in regulatory activities.

What This Bill Does

Allows the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau to form an advisory committee.
Requires 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.

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 specific issues to an organization or government agency.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify when the advisory committee must be established.
It is unclear how many members will serve on the advisory committee beyond the minimum requirement.
There are no details about how decisions made by the advisory committee will influence bureau regulations.

Bill History

2026-05-26 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on B. & P.
2026-05-20 California Legislative Information
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
2026-05-20 California Legislative Information
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly.
2026-04-28 California Legislative Information
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
2026-04-27 California Legislative Information
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
2026-04-17 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 27.
2026-04-13 California Legislative Information
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0. Page 3841.) (April 13). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
2026-04-08 California Legislative Information
Set for hearing April 13.
2026-03-04 California Legislative Information
Referred to Com. on B. P. & E.D.
2026-02-23 California Legislative Information
Read first time.
2026-02-23 California Legislative Information
From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 23.
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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