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Abandoned cemeteries: report.

It became law on Oct 11, 2025.

CA SB 777 · Senate Bill · 2025–2026

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Oct 11, 2025

What it does

Existing law, the Cemetery and Funeral Act, establishes the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of cemeteries, crematories, funeral establishments, and their personnel. Existing law requires the bureau, on or before July 1, 2027, to convene a workgroup composed of representatives from the cemetery, county government, and other interested stakeholders to discuss options for ensuring continued care, maintenance, and embellishment of abandoned cemeteries, including the possibility of requiring counties to assume responsibility for abandoned cemeteries. Existing law requires the…

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Where it stands

This bill passed and is now law.

  1. Introduced (Done)

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    Oct 11, 2025

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