Introduced
by
To impose new regulations on cemetery owners that would closely regulate the use of perpetual care trust funds by cemetery owners, require background checks of new owners, grant additional investigatory powers to the state, establish new crimes in statute and increase penalties for violations, revise the duties and responsibilities of cemetery receivers and conservators, and more. The bill is part of a package comprised of House Bills 6033 to 6042, which were introduced following a high-profile case in which an individual reportedly embezzled millions of dollars from scores of cemeteries around the nation, including many in Michigan.
Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the amendment be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Amendment offered
To change the proposed criminal penalty from a 90 day to a 93 day misdemeanor, which places an offender in a more permanent criminal database.
The amendment passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 104 to 2 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Economic Development and Regulatory Reform
