2003 Senate Bill 511

House Roll Call 744: Passed

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.

108 Yeas / 0 Nays
Republican (63 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Democrat (45 Yeas / 0 Nays)
Excused or Not Voting (2)