Funeral Directors and Estabishments; 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 Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to funeral directors and establishments, embalmers, and crematories, so as to remove the requirement that funeral directors be licensed embalmers; to provide separate examination requirements for funeral directors and embalmers; to change certain provisions relating to the apprenticeship requirements of funeral directors and embalmers; to revise provisions concerning the licensure of funeral directors and embalmers by reciprocity; to make the provisions concerning the reinstatement of licenses applicable to embalmers; ws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 12, 2024
Last action Feb 13, 2024
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Feb 13, 2024
Committee
Senate Read and Referred
upper
Feb 12, 2024
Introduced
Senate Hopper
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Derek Mallow
DDemocratic
P
Jason Esteves
DDemocratic
P
Larry Walker
RRepublican
P
Randy Robertson
RRepublican
P
Rick Williams
RRepublican
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