STATE BILLGA SB 146PASSED

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.

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: May 11, 2026; 185 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session

GA SB 146 · PassedMay 11

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Bill details

Last action: Effective Date 2026-07-01 · May 11, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

May 11, 2026Effective Date 2026-07-01

May 11, 2026Act 486

May 11, 2026Senate Date Signed by GovernorSenate

Apr 10, 2026Senate Sent to GovernorSenate

Mar 27, 2026House Passed/AdoptedHouse

Mar 27, 2026House Third ReadersHouse

Feb 24, 2026House Committee Favorably ReportedHouse

Feb 11, 2026House Second ReadersHouse

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Feb 10, 2026House First ReadersHouse

Feb 9, 2026Senate Passed/Adopted By SubstituteSenate

Feb 9, 2026Senate Third ReadSenate

Jan 28, 2026Senate Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteSenate

Jan 12, 2026Senate RecommittedSenate

Jan 12, 2026Senate Taken from TableSenate

Mar 6, 2025Senate TabledSenate

Feb 26, 2025Senate Read Second TimeSenate

Feb 24, 2025Senate Committee Favorably Reported By SubstituteSenate

Feb 12, 2025Senate Read and ReferredSenate

Feb 11, 2025Senate HopperSenate

Recorded votes

Passage By Substitute: Senate Vote #528Feb 9, 2026 · Senate · 46 yea · 0 nayPassed

Passage: House Vote #774Mar 27, 2026 · House · 163 yea · 2 nayPassed

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