HF 2153: Relating to county jurisdiction over portions of certain cemeteries

What it does

This bill relates to the authority of a county cemetery commission. Under current law, a pioneer cemetery is a cemetery where there have been or fewer burials in the preceding years. A county board of supervisors or a county cemetery commission may assume jurisdiction and control of a pioneer cemetery, a cemetery that previously qualified as a pioneer cemetery, or a cemetery that had between and burials in the previous years. The bill authorizes a cemetery that does not otherwise qualify to be under the jurisdiction and control of a county board of supervisors or county cemetery commission to designate a portion of the cemetery as a pioneer section if at least percent of the burials in that portion occurred at least 100 years prior to the designation.

Senate subcommittee · named February 23, 2022

• Sen. Dawn Driscoll (R) · dawn.driscoll@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Robert Hogg (D)
• Sen. Mark S. Lofgren (R) · mark.lofgren@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

1. January 28, 2022Filed in the House
2. February 22, 2022Passed the House, 95–0
3. February 23, 2022Arrived in the Senate
4. February 23, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Driscoll, Hogg and Lofgren
5. March 8, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
6. March 10, 2022Approved by the Senate committee
7. March 24, 2022Sent to the Senate Local Government committee