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ID H0118

Bill

Status

Passed

4/6/2017

Primary Sponsor

Business Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Idaho Code Section 27-412 to grant the Department of Finance director (administrator) authority to order cemetery trustees and cemetery authorities to freeze endowment care funds during violations or non-compliance.

  • Requires the administrator to issue a freeze order within 30 days of notice and limits the order duration to 90 days or until the attorney general files suit, whichever is earlier.

  • Restricts frozen endowment care funds from being expended or transferred for any purpose other than direct reasonable care and maintenance of the cemetery.

  • Establishes that failure to comply with an administrator's freeze order constitutes a violation of the cemetery endowment care law.

  • Makes technical corrections to Section 27-412, including changing "reasonably care" to "reasonably" in the existing enforcement provisions.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to grant the director of the Department of Finance temporary authority regarding administration of Cemetery Endowment Care Fund and to provide procedures.

CEMETERIES

Last Action

Reported Signed by Governor on April 6, 2017 Session Law Chapter 257 Effective: 07/01/2017

4/6/2017

Committee Referrals

Revenue and Taxation3/16/2017
Commerce and Human Resources2/17/2017
Revenue and Taxation2/9/2017

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