Georgia Senate Bill 146

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Passed on May 11 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-11 - Effective Date 2026-07-01
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Titles 31, 36, and 44 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to health, local government, and property, respectively, so as to provide regulations and protections of cemeteries and burial grounds; to revise procedures concerning the issuance of permits for the disinterment and reinterment of human remains; to provide definitions; to provide statutory construction; to conform cross-references; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Health, Local Government, and Property; regulations and protections of cemeteries and burial grounds; provide

Sen. Ricky Williams [R]	Sen. Bo Hatchett [R]	Sen. Randy Robertson [R]	Sen. John Albers [R]
Sen. Derek Mallow [D]	Sen. Russ Goodman [R]	Sen. John Kennedy [R]	Rep. Jesse Petrea [R]

2026-03-27 - House - Passage: House Vote #774 (Y: 163 N: 2 NV: 5 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2026-02-09 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #528 (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-11		Effective Date 2026-07-01
2026-05-11		Act 486
2026-05-11	Senate	Senate Date Signed by Governor
2026-04-10	Senate	Senate Sent to Governor
2026-03-27	House	House Passed/Adopted
2026-03-27	House	House Third Readers
2026-02-24	House	House Committee Favorably Reported
2026-02-11	House	House Second Readers
2026-02-10	House	House First Readers
2026-02-09	Senate	Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
2026-02-09	Senate	Senate Third Read
2026-01-28	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2026-01-12	Senate	Senate Recommitted
2026-01-12	Senate	Senate Taken from Table
2025-03-06	Senate	Senate Tabled
2025-02-26	Senate	Senate Read Second Time
2025-02-24	Senate	Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
2025-02-12	Senate	Senate Read and Referred
2025-02-11	Senate	Senate Hopper

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70211
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/232053
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/233524
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/240504
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/241982
Text	https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/248173
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70211#25794
Roll Call	https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/70211#26373