Cemeteries on private property; registration by localities.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact § 15.2-978 of the Code of Virginia, relating to registration by localities of cemeteries on private property.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Registration by localities of cemeteries on private property. Clarifies that the requirement for the governing body of a locality to publish on its website notice of the public sale of any publicly owned property that contains a known cemetery, graveyard, or other place of burial does not meet the requirement in current law for a newspaper publication of such notice. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2027.
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Nov 22, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 479 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
1
sponsor on the bill
Sponsors
Danica A. Roem
Recorded votes
Conference report agreed to by Senate (29-Y 10-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 29, N 10, X 1
Conference report agreed to by House (73-Y 23-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-14 · P · Y 73, N 23, X 3
Senate acceded to request Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-04 · P · Y 40
Counties, Cities and Towns Amendment rejected by Senate Senate · 2026-02-27 · F · N 39, X 1
Passed House with amendment (78-Y 20-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-02-25 · P · Y 78, N 20, X 1
Reported from Counties, Cities and Towns with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-20 · P · Y 19, N 2
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-02-19 · P · Y 8
Read third time and passed Senate (31-Y 9-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 31, N 9
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-01-20 · P · Y 40
Reported from Local Government (13-Y 1-N)Senate · 2026-01-19 · P · Y 13, N 1, X 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Acts of Assembly Chapter 479.