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WI AB358
Bill
Status
7/8/2025
Primary Sponsor
Calvin Callahan
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AI Summary
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Clarifies that lawful maintenance activities are not prohibited disturbances of burial sites, alongside existing exemptions for normal agricultural and silvicultural practices
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Requires any person who knows or has reasonable grounds to believe a burial site within a cemetery is disturbed or may be illegally disturbed to report it as soon as reasonably possible to local police or the county sheriff's office
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Mandates sheriffs and police departments to prepare a report for each disturbance or potential disturbance and send copies to both the Burial Sites Preservation Board and the Cemetery Board
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Requires the Department of Safety and Professional Services to prescribe a standardized reporting form that includes the property address and municipality where the disturbance occurred
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Requires the Cemetery Board to review all reports received at its first annual meeting, publish them on its website, and submit an annual report to DSPS by March 1 listing all disturbances by address, municipality, and county
Legislative Description
Requiring reports on disturbed burial sites. (FE)
Last Action
Fiscal estimate received
12/30/2025