2013 House Bill 4890 / 2014 Public Act 398

Let cemetery owners declare burial plot contracts “abandoned”

Introduced in the House

June 20, 2013

Introduced by Rep. Ed McBroom (R-108)

To establish conditions and procedures that allow a cemetery owner to declare an individual’s contractual right to be buried in a particular plot to have been abandoned, and then to resell the plot.

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

May 27, 2014

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-3) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

June 4, 2014

Substitute offered

The substitute passed by voice vote

June 5, 2014

Passed in the House 106 to 2 (details)

Received in the Senate

June 10, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform

Sept. 23, 2014

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Dec. 9, 2014

Passed in the Senate 33 to 4 (details)

To establish conditions and procedures that allow a cemetery owner to declare an individual’s contractual right to be buried in a particular plot to have been abandoned, and then to resell the plot. The bill establishes several methods to establish that ownership has been abandoned, such as not providing an updated address after 60 years or affirming possession in other ways.

Received in the House

Dec. 11, 2014

Passed in the House 105 to 2 (details)

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance as previously described.

Signed by Gov. Rick Snyder

Dec. 24, 2014