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ID H0658

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/2/2026

Primary Sponsor

Local Government Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes county commissioners to fill vacancies on cemetery maintenance boards when the board lacks enough members to achieve a quorum due to death, resignation, or other circumstances

  • Appointees must be qualified electors of their subdistrict, have lived in the cemetery maintenance district for at least 1 year, and be current on property tax payments

  • County commissioners must implement a process for soliciting applicants within 1 month of a quorum failure and make appointments within 3 months from that date

  • County commissioners temporarily assume duties of a cemetery maintenance board lacking a quorum, including paying employees and performing urgent maintenance, using district funds

  • Declared an emergency measure, effective July 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding vacancies on cemetery maintenance boards.

CEMETERY MAINTENANCE DISTRICTS

Last Action

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

3/13/2026

Committee Referrals

Local Government and Taxation3/3/2026
Local Government2/16/2026

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