2026 Legislative Council Study Committee on Cemeteries

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On November 6, 2026, the Legislative Council Study Committee on Cemeteries will meet on the following agenda:

Discussion of committee assignment, including discussion of bill drafts related to the following topics:

• Recodification of relevant statutes
• The abandonment of cemeteries
• The burial of human remains on noncemetery property

Other materials:

• 2027 LRB-0477/P3, relating to reporting of burial sites.
• 2027 LRB-0479/P4, relating to various changes related to the laws governing cemeteries and cemetery authorities.
• 2027 LRB-0480/P3, relating to various changes to the laws governing cemeteries, crematories, and related individuals and entities.
• Letter from Mark D. O’Connell, President, Wisconsin Counties Association, to Members of the Study Committee on Cemeteries (October 27, 2026)