Public Act 267 of 2003

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• Introduced by Sen. Jud Gilbert (R) on May 21, 2003, to authorize felony penalties of up to 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine for the failure to properly dispose of a body within a reasonable time period. This bill was introduced following a grisly 2002 incident where hundreds of discarded bodies were found unburied at a Georgia crematory.
  • Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on May 21, 2003.
    • Reported in the Senate on October 2, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on October 7, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one which incorporates technical changes that do not affect the substance of the bill as previously describe. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on October 7, 2003.
• Passed 36 to 0 in the Senate on October 8, 2003.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on October 8, 2003.
  • Referred to the House Criminal Justice Committee on October 8, 2003.
    • Reported in the House on December 10, 2003, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on December 16, 2003, to replace the previous version of the bill with one which applies the criminal penalties if a body is not properly disposed of after 180 days (with certain exceptions), rather than after "a reasonable time," which was thought to be too imprecise. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on December 16, 2003.
• Passed 108 to 0 in the House on December 16, 2003, to authorize felony penalties of up to 10 years in prison and a $50,000 fine for the failure to properly dispose of a body within 180 days, with certain exceptions. This bill was introduced following a grisly 2002 incident where hundreds of discarded bodies were found unburied at a Georgia crematory.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on December 17, 2003.
• Passed 34 to 0 in the Senate on December 18, 2003, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on January 8, 2004.