HB17-1244 Summary

• Relocates cemetery laws from Title 12, Article 12 of the Colorado Revised Statutes to Title 6, Article 24 as part of an organizational recodification with no substantive changes to the law.

• Transfers all cemetery-related definitions and regulations including requirements for endowment care funds, plats, burial memorials, contracts, and discrimination protections to the new location.

• Updates cross-references in other statutes (sections 7-47-101 and 38-1-202) to point to the relocated cemetery provisions.

• Repeals the original Title 12, Article 12 cemetery provisions effective August 9, 2017, subject to a potential referendum petition that could delay implementation until after voter approval in November 2018.