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1		-	ORIGINAL HOUSE
2		-	BILL NO. HB0103
3		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 40, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
4		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
5		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
6		-	1
7		-	AN ACT relating to cemeteries and burials; amending
8		-	provisions related to the structural integrity and
9		-	esthetics of columbariums; and providing for an effective
10		-	date.
11		-	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
12		-	Section 1. W.S. 35-8-402(a)(iv) through (vi) is
13		-	amended to read:
14		-	35-8-402. Regulations and specifications generally;
15		-	application to certain columbariums.
16		-	(a) No person, firm, partnership, association,
17		-	company or corporation shall construct any community vault,
18		-	crypt, columbarium or mausoleum, wholly or partially above
19		-	the surface of the ground, to be used to contain the body
20		-	or remains of any dead human being unless the same shall be
21		-	located within the confines of an established cemetery
22		-	containing not less than five (5) acres, which cemetery
23		-	shall have been in existence and operation for a period of
24		-	at least five (5) years immediately preceding the time of
25		-	the erection thereof, nor until plans and specifications
26		-	therefor shall be approved by the department of health.
27		-	Such plans and specifications shall set forth the sections,
28		-	halls, rooms, corridors, elevators or other subdivisions
29		-	thereof, with their descriptive names and numbers, and
30		-	shall provide:
31		-	(iv) That the exterior walls and roof shall be
32		-	constructed of granite,, slate, sandstone,
33		-	limestone, concrete block masonry or any other material of
34		-	similar properties that achieves structural integrity and
35		-	shall not be less than six (6) inches in thickness ORIGINAL HOUSE
36		-	BILL NO. HB0103
37		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 40, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
38		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
39		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
40		-	2
41		-	to be structurally sound and to withstand exterior
42		-	weathering;
43		-	(v) That exterior doors shall be constructed of
44		-	granite, marble, slate, sandstone or limestone, bronze or
45		-	aluminum alloys or any other material or alloy of similar
46		-	properties;
47		-	(vi) That interiors shall be constructed of
48		-	granite, marble, slate, sandstone,, concrete
49		-	or any other material of similar properties that achieves
50		-	structural integrity; ORIGINAL HOUSE
51		-	BILL NO. HB0103
52		-	ENROLLED ACT NO. 40, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
53		-	SIXTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
54		-	2025 GENERAL SESSION
55		-	3Section 2. This act is effective immediately upon
56		-	completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
57		-	as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
58		-	Constitution.
59		-	(END)
60		-	Speaker of the HousePresident of the SenateGovernorTIME APPROVED: _________DATE APPROVED: _________
61		-	I hereby certify that this act originated in the House.
62		-	Chief Clerk
	1	+	2025
	2	+	STATE OF WYOMING
	3	+	25LSO-02621HB0103
	4	+	HOUSE BILL NO. HB0103
	5	+	Columbarium regulation.
	6	+	Sponsored by: Representative(s) Sherwood, Angelos and Bear
	7	+	and Senator(s) Crago and Crum
	8	+	A BILL
	9	+	for
	10	+	1 AN ACT relating to cemeteries and burials; amending
	11	+	2 provisions related to the structural integrity and
	12	+	3 esthetics of columbariums; and providing for an effective
	13	+	4 date.
	14	+	5
	15	+	6
	16	+	7
	17	+	8. W.S. 35-8-402(a)(iv) through (vi) is
	18	+	9 amended to read:
	19	+	10
	20	+	11
	21	+	12
	22	+	13
	23	+	14 (a) No person, firm, partnership, association,
	24	+	15 company or corporation shall construct any community vault, 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-02622HB0103
	25	+	1 crypt, columbarium or mausoleum, wholly or partially above
	26	+	2 the surface of the ground, to be used to contain the body
	27	+	3 or remains of any dead human being unless the same shall be
	28	+	4 located within the confines of an established cemetery
	29	+	5 containing not less than five (5) acres, which cemetery
	30	+	6 shall have been in existence and operation for a period of
	31	+	7 at least five (5) years immediately preceding the time of
	32	+	8 the erection thereof, nor until plans and specifications
	33	+	9 therefor shall be approved by the department of health.
	34	+	10 Such plans and specifications shall set forth the sections,
	35	+	11 halls, rooms, corridors, elevators or other subdivisions
	36	+	12 thereof, with their descriptive names and numbers, and
	37	+	13 shall provide:
	38	+	14
	39	+	15 (iv) That the exterior walls and roof shall be
	40	+	16 constructed of granite, , slate, sandstone,
	41	+	17
	42	+	18 and
	43	+	19
	44	+	20
	45	+	21;
	46	+	22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-02623HB01031 (v) That exterior doors shall be constructed of
	47	+	2 bronze or
	48	+	3 aluminum alloys or any other material or alloy of similar
	49	+	4 properties;
	50	+	5
	51	+	6 (vi) That interiors shall be constructed of
	52	+	7 granite, marble, slate, sandstone , concrete
	53	+	8
	54	+	9;
	55	+	10
	56	+	11. This act is effective immediately upon
	57	+	12 completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law
	58	+	13 as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming
	59	+	14 Constitution.
	60	+	15
	61	+	16 (END)