House
File
452
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
452
BY
BACON
,
KLEIN
,
and
MAXWELL
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
annual
reports
filed
by
a
cemetery
owned
or
1
under
the
control
of
a
township.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
359.41
Township
cemeteries
——
1
annual
report.
2
1.
In
lieu
of
the
annual
report
required
under
section
3
523I.813,
a
perpetual
care
cemetery
owned
or
under
the
control
4
of
a
township,
that
does
not
sell
merchandise
or
services
5
subject
to
regulation
under
chapter
523A,
shall
file
an
annual
6
report
at
the
end
of
each
reporting
period
of
the
cemetery
7
with
the
county
auditor
of
the
county
in
which
the
cemetery
is
8
located
and
not
with
the
commissioner
of
insurance.
The
report
9
shall
be
filed
with
the
auditor
within
four
months
following
10
the
end
of
the
cemetery’s
reporting
period.
11
2.
A
report
filed
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
include
12
information
showing
the
opening
balance
of
the
cemetery
care
13
fund,
all
receipts
of
money
to
the
fund
and
disbursements
14
of
money
from
the
fund,
the
number
of
lots
sold,
the
number
15
of
certificates
of
interment
rights
issued
by
the
cemetery
16
during
the
time
period
covered
by
the
report,
and
the
ending
17
balance
of
the
cemetery
care
fund
at
the
end
of
the
cemetery’s
18
reporting
period.
19
3.
Upon
receipt
of
a
report
filed
pursuant
to
this
section,
20
the
county
auditor
shall
examine
the
report
and
identify
any
21
concerns
with
the
content
of
the
report.
If
the
auditor
has
22
any
concerns
with
the
report,
the
auditor
shall
forward
those
23
concerns
to
the
commissioner
of
insurance,
along
with
a
copy
24
of
the
report.
25
EXPLANATION
26
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
27
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
28
This
bill
relates
to
the
annual
report
that
perpetual
care
29
cemeteries
are
required
to
file
with
the
commissioner
of
30
insurance.
The
bill
provides
that
a
perpetual
care
cemetery
31
owned
or
under
the
control
of
a
township,
that
does
not
sell
32
merchandise
or
services
subject
to
regulation
under
Code
33
chapter
523A,
shall
instead
file
an
annual
report
with
the
34
county
auditor
of
the
county
where
the
cemetery
is
located
and
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specifies
what
information
should
be
included
in
the
report.
1
The
bill
provides
that
upon
receipt
of
a
cemetery
report
2
filed
pursuant
to
the
bill’s
provisions,
the
county
auditor
3
shall
examine
the
report
and
identify
any
concerns
with
the
4
content
of
the
report.
If
the
auditor
has
any
concerns,
the
5
auditor
shall
forward
those
concerns
to
the
commissioner
of
6
insurance,
along
with
a
copy
of
the
report.
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