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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Gardner
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/19/2007
HB 746
SHORT TITLE Burial and Cremation Expenses
SB
ANALYST Schuss
ESTIMATED ADDITIONAL OPERATING BUDGET IMPACT (dollars in thousands)
FY07 FY08
FY09 3 Year
Total Cost
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
Total
Unknown Unknown Unknown Recurring
General Fund/
County Indigent
Hospital Claims
Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Regulation and Licensing Department (RLD)
Department of Health (DOH)
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 746 amends 23-13-3 NMSA 1978 and 23-13-4 NMSA 1978 regarding the burial of
indigents by increasing expenses paid for burial or cremation and providing for payment to
secure a gravesite relating to burial.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
HB 746 increases the amount to be paid by the county for burial or cremation, if the person is
indigent, from $600 to $1200.
HB 746 also states that the cost to be paid by the county to secure a gravesite or for opening and
closing a grave shall not exceed $600.