2023 Senate Bill 445

Cemeteries and funerals: other; definition of cemetery; modify.

A bill to amend 1968 PA 251, entitled “Cemetery regulation act,” by amending section 2 (MCL 456.522), as amended by 2008 PA 478.

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Provides comprehensive definitions and clarifications regarding cemetery operations. It includes detailed descriptions of burial and interment facilities such as burial grounds, mausoleums, crematories, and columbariums, and specifies the rights associated with burial and interment.

Introduced in the Senate

June 28, 2023

Introduced by Sen. Paul Wojno (D-10) and four co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Sens. Michael Webber (R-9), Sue Shink (D-14), Sam Singh (D-28) and Erika Geiss (D-1)

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Affairs