CS/CS/HB 1215: Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries
GENERAL BILL by Infrastructure and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee ; Government Operations Subcommittee ; Driskell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Daley ; Hart ; LaMarca ; Smith, C. ; Zika
Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries; Creates Historic Cemeteries Program; provides duties & responsibilities of program; requires program to provide grants; creates Historic Cemeteries Program Advisory Council; provides membership, terms, & duties of council; authorizes certain entities to acquire conservation easements to preserve cemeteries.
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died on Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
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            Bill History Date Chamber Action 1/5/2022 House • Filed 
 1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
 1/12/2022 House • Referred to Government Operations Subcommittee 
 • Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
 • Referred to State Affairs Committee
 • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee
 2/4/2022 House • Added to Government Operations Subcommittee agenda 
 2/8/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Government Operations Subcommittee 
 • Reported out of Government Operations Subcommittee
 2/9/2022 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) 
 • CS Filed
 • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
 2/11/2022 House • Referred to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee 
 • Referred to State Affairs Committee
 • Now in Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
 2/14/2022 House • Added to Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee agenda 
 2/16/2022 House • Favorable with CS by Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee 
 • Reported out of Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee
 • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
 • CS Filed
 • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
 2/17/2022 House • Referred to State Affairs Committee 
 • Now in State Affairs Committee
 2/21/2022 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda 
 2/23/2022 House • Favorable by State Affairs Committee 
 • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
 • Bill released to House Calendar
 • Added to Second Reading Calendar
 3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration 
 3/14/2022 House • Died on Second Reading Calendar 
 
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                    CS/CS/HB 1215, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/16/2022 at 2:21 PM Bill Text: PDF Analyses: State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/23/2022 (pdf) 
 Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1588 Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries Cruz Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability   Citations - Statutes (4)Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 267.21 Page 2 (pdf) 267.22 Page 4 (pdf) 497.005 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf) 704.06 Conservation easements; creation; acquisition; enforcement. Page 7 (pdf) 
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                    CS/HB 1215, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/9/2022 at 8:22 AM Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Infrastructure and Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/16/2022 (pdf) 
 Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1588 Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries Cruz Similar Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability   Committee Amendments (1)Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 563775 - Amendment 
 Remove lines 198-201Driskell 2/15/2022 
 5:37 PMAdopted 
 2/16/2022PDF Citations - Statutes (4)Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 267.21 Page 2 (pdf) 267.22 Page 4 (pdf) 497.005 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf) 704.06 Conservation easements; creation; acquisition; enforcement. Page 7 (pdf) 
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                    HB 1215, Original Filed Version Posted 1/5/2022 at 4:44 PM Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Government Operations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/8/2022 (pdf) 
 Related Bills (1)Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1588 Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries Cruz Identical Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability   Committee Amendments (1)Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 026377 - Amendment 
 Remove lines 163-219 and insert:Driskell 2/7/2022 
 2:37 PMAdopted without Objection 
 2/8/2022PDF Citations - Statutes (5)Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 267.21 Page 2 (pdf) 267.22 Page 4 (pdf) 497.005 Definitions. Page 5 (pdf) 704.06 Conservation easements; creation; acquisition; enforcement. Page 7 (pdf) 704.08 Cemeteries; right of ingress and egress for visiting or maintenance. Page 9 (pdf)