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SENATE
FILE
2126
BY
GREEN
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
regulation
of
private
burial
sites
by
1
counties
and
cities.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
331.301,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
30.
a.
A
county
shall
adopt
an
ordinance
3
that
establishes
regulations
governing
the
burial
of
human
4
remains
on
property
located
within
the
county,
but
outside
the
5
corporate
limits
of
any
city,
that
is
not
owned
and
operated
6
with
the
main
purpose
of
being
a
cemetery.
The
ordinance
7
shall,
at
a
minimum,
require
the
person
authorized
to
conduct
8
burials
to
submit
a
document
notifying
the
county
that
a
burial
9
occurred
on
the
property.
10
b.
The
county
shall
allow
a
burial
on
private
property
if
11
the
requirements
from
all
applicable
laws
and
regulations,
12
including
state
and
federal,
are
met.
The
county
assumes
no
13
liability
for
damages
caused
by
a
burial
on
private
property.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
364.3,
Code
2026,
is
amended
by
adding
the
15
following
new
subsection:
16
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
24.
a.
A
city
shall
adopt
an
ordinance
17
that
establishes
regulations
governing
the
burial
of
human
18
remains
on
property
located
within
the
city
that
is
not
owned
19
and
operated
with
the
main
purpose
of
being
a
cemetery.
The
20
ordinance
shall,
at
a
minimum,
require
the
person
authorized
to
21
conduct
burials
to
submit
a
document
notifying
the
city
that
a
22
burial
occurred
on
the
property.
23
b.
The
city
shall
allow
a
burial
on
private
property
if
24
the
requirements
from
all
applicable
laws
and
regulations,
25
including
state
and
federal,
are
met.
The
city
assumes
no
26
liability
for
damages
caused
by
a
burial
on
private
property.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
requires
counties
and
cities
to
adopt
an
ordinance
31
that
establishes
regulations
on
burials
to
occur
on
property
32
that
is
not
owned
and
operated
with
the
main
purpose
of
being
a
33
cemetery.
At
a
minimum,
the
ordinance
shall
require
the
person
34
authorized
to
conduct
burials
to
submit
a
document
notifying
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the
county
or
city
that
a
burial
occurred
on
the
property.
The
1
bill
specifies
that
a
county
or
city
shall
allow
a
burial
on
2
private
property
if
the
requirements
of
any
applicable
laws
3
and
regulations
are
met.
A
county
or
city
does
not
assume
any
4
liability
for
damages
caused
by
a
burial
on
private
property.
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