Friday, August 22, 2025
Protecting and Honoring Burial Grounds and Gravestones
No one should profit from stealing gravestones or disturbing
burial grounds. These memorials honor lives and history, and they deserve
protection.
Working with Ipswich constituent Rachel Meyer, I filed
S.1629, An Act relative to the theft of graves. This bill would strengthen
protections against the theft, sale, and unauthorized possession of cemetery
memorials and artifacts.
In addition, I submitted written testimony to the Joint
Committee on Public Health in support of this bill, to make sure our laws
defend these sacred places.
Grateful to Rachel for her advocacy and partnership in this
important work.
Learn more about our legislation by visiting
https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1629/
Learn more about Rachel’s advocacy by reading The
Local News article
https://thelocalnews.news/.../gravestones-for-sale.../
