PROTECTION OF GRAVES – Amends existing law to prohibit certain acts regarding graves and to provide exemptions.

Reported Signed by Governor on March 31, 2026 Session Law Chapter 253 Effective: 07/01/2026

Delivered to Governor at 4:50 p.m. on March 30, 2026

Reported Enrolled; Signed by Speaker; Transmitted to Senate

Received from the House enrolled/signed by Speaker

Signed by President; returned to House

Returned Signed by the President; Ordered Transmitted to Governor

Read third time in full – PASSED - 35-0-0AYES – Adams, Anthon, Bernt, Bjerke(Bjerke), Blaylock, Burtenshaw, Carlson, Cook, Den Hartog, Foreman, Galloway, Grow, Guthrie, Harris, Hart, Keyser, Kohl, Lakey, Lenney, Lent, Nichols, Okuniewicz, Rabe, Ricks, Ruchti, Semmelroth, Shippy, Taylor, Toews, VanOrden, Ward-Engelking, Wintrow, Woodward, Zito, ZuiderveldNAYS – NoneAbsent and excused – NoneFloor Sponsor - NicholsTitle apvd - to House

Returned from Senate Passed; to JRA for Enrolling

Read second time; filed for Third Reading

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation; Filed for second reading

Received from the House passed; filed for first reading

Introduced, read first time; referred to: Judiciary & Rules

Read second time; Filed for Third Reading

Rules Suspended: Ayes 70 Nays 0 Abs/Excd 0, read in full as required – PASSED - 67-0-3AYES – Barbieri, Beiswenger, Berch, Bingham, Boyle, Bruce, Burgoyne, Cannon, Cayler, Cheatum, Church, Cornilles, Crane(12), Crane(13), Dygert, Egbert, Ehardt, Ehlers, Erickson, Fuhriman, Furniss, Galaviz, Gannon, Green, Hall(Stone), Handy, Harris, Hawkins, Haws, Healey, Holtzclaw, Hostetler, Leavitt, Manwaring, Marmon, Mathias, McCann, Mendive, Mickelsen, Miller, Mitchell, Monks, Nelsen, Palmer, Petzke, Pickett, Pohanka, Price, Rasor, Raybould, Raymond, Redman, Rubel, Sauter, Scott, Shepherd, Shirts, Skaug, Tanner(13), Tanner(14), Thompson, Vander Woude, Veile, Weber, Wheeler, Wisniewski, Mr. SpeakerNAYS – NoneAbsent – Alfieri, Garner, HillFloor Sponsor - ScottTitle apvd - to Senate

Reported out of Committee with Do Pass Recommendation, Filed for Second Reading

Introduced, read first time, referred to JRA for Printing

Reported Printed and Referred to Judiciary, Rules & Administration