HB1571 Summary

• Changes professional conduct standards for cemetery managers and customer service employees to apply rules equally to "consumers and individuals" rather than just "families."

• Requires cemetery authorities to make rules and regulations publicly available through continuous publication on websites or social media pages, with notices included in consumer contracts; cemetery authorities without online presence must provide copies within 5 business days of request.

• Adds disinterment dispute resolution procedures requiring circuit court resolution with reasonable promptness and allowing courts to award costs and attorney's fees against parties acting in bad faith.

• Requires cemetery authorities to publicly disclose current prices for interment, inurnment, entombment rights, and disinterment services.

• Maintains 10 business day cure period for cemetery maintenance violations with allowance for time extensions when weather, equipment failures, or other acceptable reasons prevent timely correction.