COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 10
(By Delegates Flanigan, Huffman, Staton,
Frederick and Browning)

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a study of the practices, control and operation of private, for-profit cemeteries in and for the State of West Virginia.

Whereas, The fees charged by cemeteries in West Virginia are continuing to rise and may need to be regulated; and

Whereas, The long established monument companies in West Virginia are no longer permitted by the cemeteries to properly install stones possibly because the cemeteries are now selling them and may be charging higher prices to install them; and
Whereas, Some cemeteries may be failing to properly maintain the grave sites; and
Whereas, The Federal Trade Commission reportedly finished a three-year study and ruled that each state shall pass their own laws to control the operation of cemeteries within their state; and
Whereas, Some states have drafted legislation controlling the operation of cemeteries within their state; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to review, examine and study the operations, the fees charged, the installation of stones and markers and the maintenance of the grave sites of private, for-profit cemeteries in the State of West Virginia and make recommendations to the Legislature regarding the same; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the said Joint Committee on Government and Finance is requested to report to the regular session of the Legislature, 1995, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.