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1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
March 4, 1999 - Introduced by Senators Moen and
Rude, cosponsored by
Representatives Montgomery, Musser, Albers, Gronemus and Sykora.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Aging.
SB69,1,2
1An Act to create 157.114 of the statutes;
relating to: requiring cemetery
2authorities to provide for burials during each season.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This bill requires the owner or operator of a cemetery (cemetery authority) to
provide for burials, insofar as practicable, during each season, including winter. This
requirement does not prohibit a cemetery authority from charging a reasonable fee
to recover the costs related to providing for a burial during difficult weather
conditions.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB69, s. 1
3Section
1. 157.114 of the statutes is created to read:
SB69,2,2
4157.114 Duty to provide for burials. A cemetery authority shall, insofar as
5practicable, provide for burials during each season, including winter. Nothing in this
6section may be construed to prohibit a cemetery authority from charging a
1reasonable fee to recover the costs related to providing for a burial during difficult
2weather conditions.
