Funeral Directors and Establishments; funeral directors be licensed embalmers; remove the requirement
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.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Feb 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2025
Last action Mar 12, 2026
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What changed between versions
As Passed Senate
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LC 56 0628S/hss
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3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add term limits for board members and update the bill title to indicate it is a substitute version. The substantive policy content regarding funeral director licensing and definitions appears unchanged from the original Senate version.
TECHNICAL
Added 'to provide for term limits' to the list of purposes in the bill's summary statement.
Changed the bill title from 'S. B. 239' to 'S. B. 239 (SUB)' to indicate this is a House substitute version.
Added a new line stating that the House Committee on Regulated Industries offers this substitute to SB 239.
Floor votes · Senate Feb 5, 2026 · House Mar 12, 2026
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 51
Feb 5, 2026
D
Democratic20
85% Yea
R
Republican31
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Passed/Adopted By Substitute
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Lower · Passed
House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
lower
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute
upper
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Feb 2, 2026
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Senate Recommitted
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee Favorably Reported
upper
Feb 24, 2025
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Derek Mallow
DDemocratic
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Marty Harbin
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
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