# Georgia SB 239: Funeral Directors and Establishments; funeral directors be licensed embalmers; remove the requirement

Georgia SB 239, Funeral Directors and Establishments; funeral directors be licensed embalmers; remove the requirement, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Marty Harbin (Republican), Derek Mallow (Democrat), Randy Robertson (Republican) and 2 others; status failed, last action 2026-03-12 (House Third Readers); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia SB 239
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Funeral Directors and Establishments; funeral directors be licensed embalmers; remove the requirement
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Last action: 2026-03-12, House Third Readers
- Sponsors: Marty Harbin (Republican), Derek Mallow (Democrat), Randy Robertson (Republican), Larry Walker (Republican), Rick Williams (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Regulated Industries, Rules, General Bill
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (198 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Marty Harbin (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Derek Mallow (Democrat), Senate
- Sponsor: Randy Robertson (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Larry Walker (Republican), Senate
- Sponsor: Rick Williams (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Alan Powell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-12 | House | PASSAGE | pass | 148 | 6 | 11 |
| 2026-02-05 | Senate | PASSAGE BY SUBSTITUTE | pass | 50 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-03-12: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-12: House Passed/Adopted By Substitute (House)
- 2026-03-10: House Postponed (House)
- 2026-02-24: House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (House)
- 2026-02-09: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-02-06: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-02-05: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-02-05: Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-04: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Senate Third Read (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Senate Recommitted (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Senate Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Senate Taken from Table (Senate)
- 2026-01-12: Senate Recommitted (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Senate Tabled (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Senate Read Second Time (Senate)
- 2025-03-03: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Senate Hopper (Senate)

## Bill text

- LC 56 0628S/hss (v11): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243656)

## Related bills

- SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckless stunt driving; replace the forfeiture penalty (signed)
- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [LC 56 0628S/hss (v11) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/243656)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB239-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).