2025 Regular SessionVirginia Legislature

SB1055: Interment rights; descendant, etc., allowed to petition circuit court of locality.

Legislative Summary

Interment rights; public property. Allows any immediate family member or descendant of a deceased person buried in an identified family cemetery located on public property owned by a locality or held in trust for such a locality to petition the circuit court of the county or city where the property is located for interment rights upon such property.

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Bill History

1/7/2025
Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25102412D
Senate
1/7/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Senate
1/15/2025
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/17/2025
Rules suspended
Senate
1/17/2025
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
1/17/2025
Passed by for the day
Senate
1/20/2025
Read second time and engrossed
Senate
1/21/2025
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Senate
2/5/2025
Placed on Calendar
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Read first time
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Referred to Committee on General Laws
House of Delegates
2/5/2025
Assigned GL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
House of Delegates
2/6/2025
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/11/2025
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (19-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/13/2025
Read second time
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Read third time
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
General Laws Amendment agreed to
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Engrossed by House as amended
House of Delegates
2/14/2025
Passed House with amendments (96-Y 0-N)
House of Delegates
2/18/2025
House Amendments agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
Senate
2/21/2025
Enrolled
Senate
2/21/2025
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1055ER)
Senate
2/21/2025
Signed by Speaker
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
Signed by President
Senate
3/5/2025
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
Senate
3/5/2025
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
3/21/2025
Approved by Governor-Chapter 324 (Effective 07/01/25)
3/21/2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0324)

Amendments

General Laws Amendment

General Laws Amendment

Not Adopted

House Amendments

House Amendments

Not Adopted

General Laws Subcommittee Amendment

General Laws Subcommittee Amendment

Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Amendments agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
2/18/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passed House with amendments (96-Y 0-N)
2/14/2025
96
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws with amendment(s) (19-Y 0-N)
2/11/2025
19
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)
2/6/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
1/21/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N)
1/17/2025
40
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Reported from General Laws and Technology (15-Y 0-N)
1/15/2025
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(3/21/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Danica Roem
Danica Roem
Democrat

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text3/21/20255.8 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text2/21/20256.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/7/20256.8 KB