Senate panel advances funeral-industry licensing cleanup after debate over undefined terms and small‑business impacts
House Bill 12 58, which modifies licensing and criminal statutes for funeral professionals, advanced unanimously after supporters said it clarifies licensing and opponents warned undefined terms like 'directly provide' and 'inspectable location' could burden small, rural operators.
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Senator Roberts presented House Bill 12 58 as an update to recent licensing reforms for funeral professionals and moved the committee through a hearing that included both opposition and support. "This bill in front of you today is a update, modifying some of the things we did in the licensing bill," Senator Roberts said, describing the bill's intent to clean up earlier statutory language.
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