Indiana legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Indiana HB1387: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning business and other associations.
Status: In committee, February 2, 2026
Release and sale of cemetery plots.
What the bill says
A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning business and other associations.
From the amended text:
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning business and other associations. SECTION 1. IC 23-14-58.5-1.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026]: Sec. 1.5. (a) Subject to this chapter, if a burial space in a cemetery that is subject to IC 23-14-41 or any other Indiana law: (1) has remained unused for a period of at least one hundred (100) years from the date of sale or last recorded designation or transfer; and (2) has no improvements on the burial space, including the placement of a monument, memorial, or other permanent appurtenance; the person or entity having jurisdiction over the cemetery may terminate the rights and interests of the owner of the burial space. (b) If records regarding the sale, designation, or transfer of a burial space have been damaged or destroyed, the requirement in subsection (a)(1) is satisfied, if a person or entity having jurisdiction over the cemetery reasonably believes that a burial HB 1387--LS 7009/DI space has remained unused for a period of at least one hundred (100) years from the date of sale or last recorded designation or transfer. (c) If the person or entity having jurisdiction over the cemetery does not have a record that details whether a burial space has …
Sponsors
- Edward Clere (R, HD-072) · primary sponsor
- Mark Genda (R, HD-041)
- Robert Morris (R, HD-084)
- Vanessa Summers (D, HD-099)
Latest actions
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology
- : Referred to the Senate
- : Third reading: passed; Roll Call 112: yeas 93, nays 3
- : Senate sponsors: Senators Hunley, Clark
- : Second reading: ordered engrossed
- : Representatives Morris, Summers added as coauthors
- : Committee report: do pass, adopted
- : First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce, Small Business and Economic Development
- : Authored by Representative Clere
- : Coauthored by Representative Genda
Votes
- HB1387.02.COMH (January 28, 2026): 93 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: DEATH AND DECEASED; Cemeteries and Mausoleums
Common questions
- What is HB1387?
- HB1387 is a bill in the Indiana Legislature (2026 Regular Session): A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning business and other associations.
- What does HB1387 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning business and other associations.
- What is the status of HB1387?
- In committee as of February 2, 2026. Latest action: First reading: referred to Committee on Commerce and Technology (February 2, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1387?
- Edward Clere (R, HD-072), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB1387?
- On the Indiana Legislature website: /2026/bills/hb1387
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