Introduced
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To authorize felony penalties of up to 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine for the failure to properly dispose of a body within a reasonable time period. This bill was introduced following a grisly 2002 incident where hundreds of discarded bodies were found unburied at a Georgia crematory.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one which incorporates technical changes that do not affect the substance of the bill as previously describe.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 36 to 0 (details)
Referred to the Committee on Criminal Justice
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To replace the previous version of the bill with one which applies the criminal penalties if a body is not properly disposed of after 180 days (with certain exceptions), rather than after "a reasonable time," which was thought to be too imprecise.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the House 108 to 0 (details)
To authorize felony penalties of up to 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine for the failure to properly dispose of a body within 180 days, with certain exceptions. This bill was introduced following a grisly 2002 incident where hundreds of discarded bodies were found unburied at a Georgia crematory.
Passed in the Senate 34 to 0 (details)
To concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
