Georgia House Bill 953 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 9 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-02-23 - House Committee Favorably Reported
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 14 of Title 10 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to cemetery and funeral services, and Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to funeral directors and establishments, embalmers, and crematories, so as to modify provisions relating to funeral directors and cemeterians; to allow for electronic signatures for funeral services and related preneed contracts; to clarify definitions relating to funeral services; to clarify registration requirements for preneed dealers; to provide for the oversight of funeral service preneed providers by the State Board of Funeral Service; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Funeral directors and cemeterians; allow electronic signatures for funeral services and related preneed contracts; modify provisions

Rep. Chuck Sims [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-02-23		House Committee Favorably Reported
2012-02-15		House Second Readers
2012-02-09		House First Readers

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/35852
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb953_LC_35_2501_a_2.htm
Text	http://www1.legis.ga.gov/legis/2011_12/versions/hb953_LC_35_2587S_hs_4.htm