HB668

Cemeteries on private property; provide right of access to for certain persons.

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Mississippi HB668 establishes a right of access to cemeteries on private land for certain individuals.

Mississippi HB668 creates a legal duty for owners and lessees of private land with cemeteries, graves, or burial sites to allow access to these areas for family members, friends, or descendants of deceased persons buried there, cemetery plot owners, and individuals conducting genealogical, historical, or cultural research. Access must be reasonable and limited to visiting graves, maintaining gravesites, conducting research, or burying a deceased person in a plot.

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History

Feb 3

House

Died In Committee

Jan 14

House

Referred To Judiciary A