AB 528 — Regulation of cemeteries: pet burial.
Last action — In committee: Held under submission.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Assembly
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Summary
Existing law establishes the Cemetery and Funeral Act and authorizes the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, under the direction of the Department of Consumer Affairs, to establish necessary rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of the act. Existing law authorizes the local regulation of cemeteries, including the standards governing burial, inurnment, and entombment, and standards regarding cemetery maintenance and upkeep, as necessary to protect the health or safety of the public. This bill would authorize a public or private cemetery to designate a separate, clearly marked section of the cemetery where deceased pets could be buried with their deceased owners. The bill would require, if the cemetery designated such a space, that the pet and human remains be in separate remains containers, but authorizes them to be placed in the same plot, niche, crypt, or vault. The bill would require, if the cemetery designated such a space, the cemetery authority to develop and adopt rules and regulations for human and pet coburials, as specified.
Bill Text
- Amended 07/03/23 - Amended Senate Current pdf July 03, 2023
- Amended 03/16/23 - Amended Assembly pdf March 16, 2023
- Introduced 02/08/23 - Introduced pdf February 08, 2023
- AB528 View text html
Action History
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In committee: Held under submission.
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In committee: Referred to APPR suspense file.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (July 10). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D.
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
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Referred to Com. on B., P. & E. D.
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In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
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Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 2053.)
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Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
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From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 15. Noes 0.) (May 18).
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In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
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From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
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Re-referred to Com. on B. & P.
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From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on B. & P. Read second time and amended.
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Referred to Com. on B. & P.
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From printer. May be heard in committee March 11.
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Read first time. To print.
Sponsors
- Jacqui Irwin · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Irwin, Jacqui Democratic
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (121)
121 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 121 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (7)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Bradford | — | Yea |
| Portantino | — | Yea |
| Ashby, Angelique V. | Democratic | Yea |
| Wahab, Aisha | Democratic | Yea |
| Wiener, Scott D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Jones, Brian W. | Republican | Yea |
| Seyarto, Kelly | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 0% | 0% | 23% |
How each member voted (13)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Glazer | — | Yea |
| Dodd | — | Yea |
| Wilk | — | Yea |
| Roth | — | Yea |
| Eggman | — | Not Voting |
| Archuleta, Bob | Democratic | Yea |
| Ashby, Angelique V. | Democratic | Yea |
| Becker, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Smallwood-Cuevas, Lola | Democratic | Yea |
| Wahab, Aisha | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Alvarado-Gil, Marie | Republican | Not Voting |
| Niello, Roger W. | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 99% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
How each member voted (80)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Villapudua | — | Yea |
| Jones-Sawyer | — | Yea |
| Rendon | — | Yea |
| Friedman | — | Yea |
| Maienschein | — | Yea |
| Ting | — | Yea |
| Wood | — | Yea |
| Low | — | Yea |
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Rodriguez | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Yea |
| Waldron | — | Yea |
| Santiago | — | Yea |
| Essayli | — | Not Voting |
| Eduardo Garcia | — | Yea |
| Jim Patterson | — | Yea |
| Luz Rivas | — | Yea |
| Vince Fong | — | Yea |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Addis, Dawn | Democratic | Yea |
| Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Alvarez, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Arambula, Joaquin | Democratic | Yea |
| Bains, Jasmeet | Democratic | Yea |
| Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca | Democratic | Yea |
| Bennett, Steve | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Boerner, Tasha | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Carrillo, Juan | Democratic | Yea |
| Cervantes, Sabrina | Democratic | Yea |
| Connolly, Damon | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Gabriel, Jesse | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Haney, Matt | Democratic | Yea |
| Hart, Gregg | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Kalra, Ash | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| McKinnor, Tina | Democratic | Yea |
| Muratsuchi, Al | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Ortega, Liz | Democratic | Yea |
| Pacheco, Blanca | Democratic | Yea |
| Papan, Diane | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Petrie-Norris, Cottie | Democratic | Yea |
| Quirk-Silva, Sharon | Democratic | Yea |
| Ramos, James C. | Democratic | Yea |
| Reyes, Eloise Gómez | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Yea |
| Rubio, Blanca E. | Democratic | Yea |
| Schiavo, Pilar | Democratic | Yea |
| Soria, Esmeralda | Democratic | Yea |
| Valencia, Avelino | Democratic | Yea |
| Ward, Christopher M. | Democratic | Yea |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Wicks, Buffy | Democratic | Yea |
| Wilson, Lori D. | Democratic | Yea |
| Zbur, Rick Chavez | Democratic | Yea |
| Alanis, Juan | Republican | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Davies, Laurie | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Yea |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Yea |
| Gallagher, James | Republican | Yea |
| Hoover, Josh | Republican | Yea |
| Lackey, Tom | Republican | Yea |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Yea |
| Sanchez, Kate | Republican | Yea |
| Ta, Tri | Republican | Yea |
| Wallis, Greg | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (16)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Holden | — | Yea |
| Mathis | — | Yea |
| Wendy Carrillo | — | Yea |
| Bryan, Isaac G. | Democratic | Yea |
| Calderon, Lisa | Democratic | Yea |
| Fong, Mike | Democratic | Yea |
| Hart, Gregg | Democratic | Yea |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| Ortega, Liz | Democratic | Yea |
| Papan, Diane | Democratic | Yea |
| Pellerin, Gail | Democratic | Yea |
| Rivas, Robert | Democratic | Not Voting |
| Weber Pierson, M.D., Akilah | Democratic | Yea |
| Dahle, Megan | Republican | Yea |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Yea |
| Sanchez, Kate | Republican | Yea |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (18)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Ting | — | Yea |
| McCarty | — | Not Voting |
| Alvarez, David | Democratic | Yea |
| Berman, Marc | Democratic | Yea |
| Bonta, Mia | Democratic | Yea |
| Gipson, Mike A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Grayson, Timothy S. | Democratic | Yea |
| Irwin, Jacqui | Democratic | Yea |
| Jackson, Corey A. | Democratic | Yea |
| Lee, Alex | Democratic | Yea |
| Lowenthal, Josh | Democratic | Yea |
| McKinnor, Tina | Democratic | Yea |
| Nguyen, Stephanie | Democratic | Yea |
| Alanis, Juan | Republican | Yea |
| Chen, Phillip | Republican | Not Voting |
| Dixon, Diane | Republican | Yea |
| Flora, Heath | Republican | Yea |
| Patterson, Joe | Republican | Yea |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does AB 528 do?
- Existing law establishes the Cemetery and Funeral Act and authorizes the Cemetery and Funeral Bureau, under the direction of the Department of Consumer Affairs, to establish necessary rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of the act. Existing law authorizes the local regulation of cemeteries, including the standards governing burial, inurnment, and entombment, and standards regarding cemetery maintenance and upkeep, as necessary to protect the health or safety of the public. This bill would authorize a public or private cemetery to designate a separate, clearly marked section of the cemetery where deceased pets could be buried with their deceased owners. The bill would require, if the cemetery designated such a space, that the pet and human remains be in separate remains containers, but authorizes them to be placed in the same plot, niche, crypt, or vault. The bill would require, if the cemetery designated such a space, the cemetery authority to develop and adopt rules and regulations for human and pet coburials, as specified.
- Who sponsors AB 528?
- AB 528 is sponsored by Irwin, Jacqui (Democratic).
- What is the current status of AB 528?
- This bill died with 2023-2024 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Assembly” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track AB 528?
- Track AB 528 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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