SF 5305
Introduction - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026)
Posted on 05/17/2026 10:58 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to cemeteries; requiring public cemeteries to allow individuals to be buried
in accordance with their recognized religion; requiring public cemeteries to allow
green burials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 306.991,
subdivisions 2, 6; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter
306.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
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[306.98] BURIAL; RITES OF RECOGNIZED RELIGION.
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(a) For purposes of this section, "green burial" has the meaning given in section 149A.02,
subdivision 42.
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(b) A municipality, town, or other cemetery governed by this chapter must permit an
individual to be buried in accordance with the rites of the individual's recognized religion,
including but not limited to permitting an individual to be buried by green burial, if the
burial is performed in compliance with chapter 149A and, for green burials, in compliance
with chapter 149A and section 306.991.
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Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 306.991, subdivision 2, is amended
to read:
Subd. 2.
Green burial requirements.
A municipality, town, or other cemetery governed
by this chapter deleted text begin that allows fordeleted text end new text begin must allownew text end green burialsnew text begin . A green burialnew text end must comply with
the requirements of this section.
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2025 Supplement, section 306.991, subdivision 6, is amended
to read:
Subd. 6.
Burial density.
new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), new text end green burial plots must
be a maximum of 300 burials per acre over a 100-year period.
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(b) A municipality, town, or other cemetery governed by this chapter must permit green
burials at a greater density than the density specified in paragraph (a) for green burials of
individuals for whom green burial is an element of the burial rites of the individual's
recognized religion.
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