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HB0178 • 2011

Vaults, crypts and mausoleums-perpetual trust funds.

AN ACT relating to cemeteries and burials; providing an exemption to requirements for perpetual trust funds for cells, vaults, crypts, mausoleums and columbariums as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Craft
Last action
2011-03-03
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
3/3/2011

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Amendments

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HB0178HS001

Standing Committee • H07

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by H07

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Bill History

  1. 2011-03-03 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number

  2. 2011-03-03 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA0081

  3. 2011-03-02 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0081

  4. 2011-03-01 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0081

  5. 2011-03-01 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA0081

  6. 2011-03-01 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  7. 2011-02-28 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2011-02-25 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2011-02-17 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2011-02-17 Senate

    S07 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2011-02-04 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07

  12. 2011-02-04 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2011-02-03 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2011-02-02 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2011-02-01 House

    H Passed CoW

  16. 2011-02-01 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  17. 2011-02-01 House

    Amendment Adopted

  18. 2011-01-27 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2011-01-27 House

    H07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  20. 2011-01-21 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07

  21. 2011-01-19 House

    H Received for Introduction

  22. 2011-01-18 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0178
Drafter:

LGC

LSO No.:
11LSO-0510
Effective Date:

3/3/2011

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0081

Chapter No.:
151

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Craft

Catch Title:
Vaults, crypts and mausoleums-perpetual
trust funds.

Subject:
Trust
requirements for vaults, crypts and

mausoleums.

Summary/Major Elements:

Under current law any
columbarium, vault, crypt or mausoleum must be subject to a perpetual care and
maintenance trust.

●

This act repeals the trust
requirement for a columbarium owned by or for a church if the columbarium is
less than one-half acre and is located immediately contiguous to or is part of
the church facility.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE
BILL

NO.
0178

ENROLLED ACT NO. 81, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2011 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
cemeteries and burials;
providing
an
exemption to
requirements for perpetual trust funds for cells, vaults, crypts, mausoleums
and columbariums
as specified
;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 35
‑
8
‑
402(c)
is
amended to read:

35
‑
8
‑
402.

Regulations and specifications generally; application to certain columbariums.

(c)

This act shall not apply to any columbarium owned by or for a church if it is less than one
‑
half (1/2) acre in size and is located immediately contiguous to or is part of the church facility
,

and is
perpetually cared for
.

and
the maintenance of the columbarium is insured by a trust fund meeting the requirements of W.S. 35
‑
8
‑
404.

If the church relocates, it shall relocate all urns and remains placed within the columbarium. Any violation of this subsection is subject to the penalty imposed under W.S. 35
‑
8
‑
407.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.

Chief Clerk

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