Access to Cemeteries (Previous HB 2228)
December 1, 2016 01:05 PM to All House Members
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Representative Mark Gillen
R House District 128
Memo
In the upcoming session, I plan to reintroduce House Bill 2228 which passed the House Local Government Committee unanimously last session. This bill allows reasonable access to cemeteries for anyone for the purpose of visitation, as well as establishes procedures for the sale and purchase of a cemetery, and continuation of honoring purchased burial plots.
Currently, in my district, families are forbidden access to their loved ones’ graves in a privately owned cemetery. The new owners have posted NO TRESPASSING signs restricting members of the families from attempting to visit their mothers’, fathers’, and children’s graves. I am introducing this legislation so that no one has to go through the additional pain of not being able to visit and mourn their deceased family members.
Please join me and co-sponsor this important legislation.
Previous co-sponsors: HENNESSEY, BARRAR, BOBACK, R. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, COX, DIAMOND, DiGIROLAMO, ELLIS, ENGLISH, FEE, FRANKEL, GABLER, HAHN, HARKINS, A. HARRIS, HICKERNELL, PHILLIPS-HILL, JOZWIAK, KNOWLES, MAJOR, MILLARD, B. MILLER, MURT, O'NEILL, D. PARKER, QUIGLEY, RADER, READSHAW, ROSS, SANTORA, SONNEY, TALLMAN, WARD, YOUNGBLOOD, ZIMMERMAN, ROEBUCK, STAATS, WATSON, LAWRENCE and MOUL
Currently, in my district, families are forbidden access to their loved ones’ graves in a privately owned cemetery. The new owners have posted NO TRESPASSING signs restricting members of the families from attempting to visit their mothers’, fathers’, and children’s graves. I am introducing this legislation so that no one has to go through the additional pain of not being able to visit and mourn their deceased family members.
Please join me and co-sponsor this important legislation.
Previous co-sponsors: HENNESSEY, BARRAR, BOBACK, R. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, COX, DIAMOND, DiGIROLAMO, ELLIS, ENGLISH, FEE, FRANKEL, GABLER, HAHN, HARKINS, A. HARRIS, HICKERNELL, PHILLIPS-HILL, JOZWIAK, KNOWLES, MAJOR, MILLARD, B. MILLER, MURT, O'NEILL, D. PARKER, QUIGLEY, RADER, READSHAW, ROSS, SANTORA, SONNEY, TALLMAN, WARD, YOUNGBLOOD, ZIMMERMAN, ROEBUCK, STAATS, WATSON, LAWRENCE and MOUL
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Document - Introduced as HB 1019
Last updated on March 28, 2017 03:16 PM
Access to Cemeteries (Previous HB 2228)
December 1, 2016 01:05 PM to All House Members
Circulated By
GILLEN
Memo
In the upcoming session, I plan to reintroduce House Bill 2228 which passed the House Local Government Committee unanimously last session. This bill allows reasonable access to cemeteries for anyone for the purpose of visitation, as well as establishes procedures for the sale and purchase of a cemetery, and continuation of honoring purchased burial plots.
Currently, in my district, families are forbidden access to their loved ones’ graves in a privately owned cemetery. The new owners have posted NO TRESPASSING signs restricting members of the families from attempting to visit their mothers’, fathers’, and children’s graves. I am introducing this legislation so that no one has to go through the additional pain of not being able to visit and mourn their deceased family members.
Please join me and co-sponsor this important legislation.
Previous co-sponsors: HENNESSEY, BARRAR, BOBACK, R. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, COX, DIAMOND, DiGIROLAMO, ELLIS, ENGLISH, FEE, FRANKEL, GABLER, HAHN, HARKINS, A. HARRIS, HICKERNELL, PHILLIPS-HILL, JOZWIAK, KNOWLES, MAJOR, MILLARD, B. MILLER, MURT, O'NEILL, D. PARKER, QUIGLEY, RADER, READSHAW, ROSS, SANTORA, SONNEY, TALLMAN, WARD, YOUNGBLOOD, ZIMMERMAN, ROEBUCK, STAATS, WATSON, LAWRENCE and MOUL
Currently, in my district, families are forbidden access to their loved ones’ graves in a privately owned cemetery. The new owners have posted NO TRESPASSING signs restricting members of the families from attempting to visit their mothers’, fathers’, and children’s graves. I am introducing this legislation so that no one has to go through the additional pain of not being able to visit and mourn their deceased family members.
Please join me and co-sponsor this important legislation.
Previous co-sponsors: HENNESSEY, BARRAR, BOBACK, R. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, COX, DIAMOND, DiGIROLAMO, ELLIS, ENGLISH, FEE, FRANKEL, GABLER, HAHN, HARKINS, A. HARRIS, HICKERNELL, PHILLIPS-HILL, JOZWIAK, KNOWLES, MAJOR, MILLARD, B. MILLER, MURT, O'NEILL, D. PARKER, QUIGLEY, RADER, READSHAW, ROSS, SANTORA, SONNEY, TALLMAN, WARD, YOUNGBLOOD, ZIMMERMAN, ROEBUCK, STAATS, WATSON, LAWRENCE and MOUL
Document
Introduced as HB 1019
Last Updated
March 28, 2017 03:16 PM
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