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GA SB241
Bill
Status
5/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ricky Williams
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AI Summary
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Establishes "organic human reduction" (the contained, accelerated conversion of dead human bodies to soil) as a legal method of final disposition in Georgia, effective July 1, 2025
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Requires organic human reduction facilities to obtain a separate license from the State Board of Funeral Service, employ a licensed funeral director in full and continuous charge, and meet specific facility requirements including a service room seating 30 people, at least one organic human reduction container, and processing equipment
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Prohibits stand-alone organic human reduction facilities licensed after July 1, 2025 from being located within 1,000 feet of a recorded residential subdivision
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Mandates identification requirements for bodies undergoing organic human reduction, including durable tags with deceased's name, date of death, social security number, and county/state of death that must remain with the remains
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Requires disposition permits for organic human reduction and allows organically reduced remains to be buried at sea at least 3 miles from shore, with the same notification and unclaimed remains procedures that apply to cremated remains
Legislative Description
Funeral Directors; organic human reduction as a means of disposing of deceased human bodies; provide
Last Action
Effective Date 2025-07-01
5/9/2025