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• Introduced in the Senate on January 18, 2008, to prohibit cemetery corporations from using their permanent maintenance funds to build mausoleums. Current law requires cemetery corporations to deposit 15 percent of each burial lot sold into a trust fund to provide for future maintenance of the cemetery.
  • Referred to the Senate Judicary Committee on January 22, 2008.
    • Reported in the Senate on February 7, 2008, recommending the bill be passed.
• Passed in the Senate (39 to 1) on February 13, 2008, to prohibit cemetery corporations from using their permanent maintenance funds to build mausoleums. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on February 14, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on February 15, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on March 19, 2008, recommending the bill be passed.
• Passed in the House (123 to 0) on March 25, 2008, to prohibit cemetery corporations from using their permanent maintenance funds to build mausoleums. Because the House did not change the bill in any way, it is thereby forwarded directly to the governor for her consideration . [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius on April 4, 2008.