SB 461 - AS INTRODUCED
2020 SESSION
20-2875
06/03
SENATE BILL 461
AN ACT relative to the use of cemetery trust funds.
SPONSORS: Sen. Birdsell, Dist 19
COMMITTEE: Election Law and Municipal Affairs
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ANALYSIS
This bill permits cemetery trustees to expend the income of trusts for the construction of columbaria.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
20-2875
06/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty
AN ACT relative to the use of cemetery trust funds.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Cemeteries; Use of Trust Funds. Amend RSA 289:9 to read as follows:
289:9 Use of Trust Funds. Cemetery corporations and the trust fund trustees of municipalities may take and hold funds in trust, and may apply the income of the trust to the improvement, watering, or embellishment of the cemetery, including construction of a columbarium, or to the care, preservation, or embellishment of any lot or its appurtenances.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
| Date | Body | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 15, 2020 | Senate | Hearing |
Feb. 6, 2020: Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 02/06/2020; SJ 3
Feb. 6, 2020: Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 02/06/2020; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 5
Jan. 15, 2020: Hearing: 01/15/2020, Room 102, LOB, 10:30 am; SC 2
Jan. 8, 2020: To Be Introduced 01/08/2020 and Referred to Election Law and Municipal Affairs; SJ 1