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Rules Committee advances bill to split funeral-director and embalmer licenses, moves three measures forward

Senate Rules Committee · January 29, 2026
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Summary

The Senate Rules Committee voted to advance SB239, which would separate the funeral-director license from the embalmer license (allowing non-embalmers to be funeral directors) and to advance HB117 and SR563 as part of a single 'do pass' motion approved unanimously.

The Senate Rules Committee voted to advance three measures in a single motion, including SB239, which sponsors said would restore a prior split so a funeral director would not have to be a licensed embalmer.

Sen. Williams told the committee SB239 "splits the license like it used to be so you don't have to be a licensed…

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