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2025-2026 Regular Session

SB146

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

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.

Legislative progress

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Senate committee substitute February 24, 2025 Senate committee reassignment January 12, 2026 Senate committee substitute January 28, 2026 Sent to Governor April 10, 2026 Governor approved May 11, 2026 Became law May 11, 2026

Recorded floor votes

2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 9, 2026 · Senate

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #528

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

46 yea–0 nay · 5 not voting · 3 absent

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March 27, 2026 · House

Passage: House Vote #774

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

163 yea–2 nay · 5 not voting · 6 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. State Effective Date 2026-07-01
  2. State Act 486
  3. Senate Senate Date Signed by Governor
  4. Senate Senate Sent to Governor
  5. House House Passed/Adopted View roll call
  6. House House Third Readers
  7. House House Committee Favorably Reported
  8. House House Second Readers
  9. House House First Readers
  10. Senate Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute View roll call
  11. Senate Senate Third Read
  12. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  13. Senate Senate Recommitted
  14. Senate Senate Taken from Table
  15. Senate Senate Tabled
  16. Senate Senate Read Second Time
  17. Senate Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute
  18. Senate Senate Read and Referred
  19. Senate Senate Hopper
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