2025-2026 Regular SessionGeorgia Legislature

SB241: Funeral Directors; organic human reduction as a means of disposing of deceased human bodies; provide

Legislative Summary

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 18 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to funeral directors and establishments, embalmers, and crematories, so as to provide for the organic human reduction as a means of disposing of deceased human bodies; to amend Titles 10, 31, and 36 of the O.C.G.A., relating to commerce and trade, health, and local government, respectively, so as to require a disposition permit for the organic human reduction of a dead human body or fetus; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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Bill History

2/21/2025
Senate Hopper
Senate
2/24/2025
Senate Read and Referred
Senate
2/28/2025
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
Senate
3/3/2025
Senate Read Second Time
Senate
3/4/2025
Senate Third Read
Senate
3/4/2025
Senate Passed/Adopted
Senate
3/6/2025
House First Readers
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
House Second Readers
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
House Committee Favorably Reported
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
House Third Readers
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
House Passed/Adopted
House of Representatives
4/7/2025
Senate Sent to Governor
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Passage: House Vote #372
3/31/2025
157
Yea
4
Nay
3
Not Voting
16
Absent
Result: PASSED
Passage: Senate Vote #150
3/4/2025
52
Yea
1
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Documents

Enrolled
Bill Text4/1/2025165.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/4/2025165.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/22/2025165.5 KB