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Virginia · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 1055: Interment rights; descendant, etc., allowed to petition circuit court of locality.

Enacted 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

SB 1055 is a bill introduced in the Virginia Senate on January 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Interment rights; descendant, etc., allowed to petition circuit court of locality. Primary sponsor: Danica Roem (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (March 21, 2025): Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0324).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

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

Interment rights; public property. Allows any immediate family member or descendant of a deceased person buried in an identified family cemetery located on public property owned by a locality or held in trust for such a locality to petition the circuit court of the county or city where the property is located for interment rights upon such property.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Danica RoemPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“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. Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0324)
  2. Approved by Governor-Chapter 324 (Effective 07/01/25)
  3. Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., March 24, 2025
  4. Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 5, 2025
  5. Signed by President
  6. Signed by Speaker
  7. Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1055ER)
  8. Enrolled
  9. House Amendments agreed to by Senate (21-Y 19-N)
  10. Passed House with amendments (96-Y 0-N)
  11. Engrossed by House as amended
  12. General Laws Amendment agreed to

Showing 12 most recent of 28 actions. Full history

Sources

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