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Indiana · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1585: Cemetery perpetual care fund.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1585 is a bill introduced in the Indiana House on January 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Cemetery perpetual care fund. Primary sponsor: Justin Busch (Republican), Martin Carbaugh (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (March 24, 2025): Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Exempts certain veteran focused nonprofit cemeteries from certain deposit and trustee requirements with respect to a perpetual care fund. Provides that certain nonprofit cemeteries must deposit into the perpetual care fund $30 for every niche in the cemetery.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 4

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Justin BuschPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate16
Martin CarbaughPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse81
David AbbottCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
J.D. FordCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Chris JudyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse83
Lonnie RandolphCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate2

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Pursuant to Senate Rule 68(b); reassigned to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedure
  2. Senator Randolph added as cosponsor
  3. Second reading: ordered engrossed
  4. Committee report: do pass, adopted
  5. Senator Ford J.D. added as cosponsor
  6. First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and The Military
  7. Referred to the Senate
  8. Third reading: passed; Roll Call 94: yeas 90, nays 0
  9. Representative Abbott added as coauthor
  10. Representative Judy added as coauthor
  11. Senate sponsor: Senator Busch
  12. Second reading: ordered engrossed

Showing 12 most recent of 15 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source