GA SB239 | 2025-2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-12 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 5 2026 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2026-03-12 - House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [PDF]
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., relating to funeral directors and establishments, embalmers, and crematories, so as to remove the requirement that funeral directors be licensed embalmers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Title
Funeral Directors and Establishments; funeral directors be licensed embalmers; remove the requirement
Sponsors
| Sen. Larry Walker [R] | Sen. Randy Robertson [R] | Sen. Marty Harbin [R] | Sen. Derek Mallow [D] |
| Sen. Ricky Williams [R] | Rep. Alan Powell [R] |
Roll Calls
2026-03-12 - House - Passage: House Vote #701 (Y: 148 N: 6 NV: 7 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #519 (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2026-02-05 - Senate - Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #519 (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-12 | House | House Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2026-03-12 | House | House Third Readers |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Postponed |
| 2026-02-24 | House | House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2026-02-09 | House | House Second Readers |
| 2026-02-06 | House | House First Readers |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | Senate Third Read |
| 2026-02-04 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute |
| 2026-02-02 | Senate | Senate Recommitted |
| 2026-02-02 | 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 |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Read Second Time |
| 2025-03-03 | Senate | Senate Committee Favorably Reported |
| 2025-02-24 | Senate | Senate Read and Referred |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Senate Hopper |
