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Senate passes bill to define and protect cemeteries and family burial plots
Summary
The Senate adopted a committee substitute and passed SB146, which sets a statewide definition for abandoned cemeteries, clarifies permits for disinterment/reinterment and disturbance of abandoned burial grounds, and creates civil remedies for failures to obtain required permits.
The Georgia Senate on Monday adopted a committee substitute to Senate Bill 146 and passed the measure that codifies protections for cemeteries and family burial plots across the state.
The sponsor told colleagues the bill establishes a uniform definition of cemeteries and abandoned burial grounds, sets procedures for permits for…
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