Concerning family burial grounds.

 H-0249.1

HOUSE BILL 1065

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Walsh and Orcutt

Prefiled 12/13/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Civil Rights & Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to family burial grounds on privately owned property; amending RCW 68.05.400 , 68.20.010 , 68.20.140 , and 68.50.130 ; adding a new section to chapter 68.04 RCW; and adding a new chapter to Title 68 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 68.04 RCW to read as follows:

"Family burial ground" means an area of privately owned land that is designated pursuant to chapter 68.--- RCW (the new chapter created in section 11 of this act) for the burial of human remains in the ground and in which burials may be, but are not required to be, restricted to a group of persons who are related to each other by birth, marriage, or adoption.