The International Conference of Funeral Service Examining Boards uses Quorum, a comprehensive legislative and regulatory tracking platform, to monitor proposed and enacted changes affecting funeral service licensure, scope of practice, education, and regulatory authority across the United States and Canada. Through this system, the Conference identifies and reviews relevant developments, allowing staff to flag emerging trends and significant changes that may impact member regulatory boards. This tracking supports boards by providing timely awareness of regulatory activity, helping members stay informed, anticipate potential impacts, and engage in informed regulatory planning and decision-making.
Contact the office for more information on specific bills, including full bill text, voting history, timeline, sponsors, etc.
February 2026
WV H.B.4483: Relating to funeral service licensure and administration
- Summary: House Bill 4483 modernizes West Virginia’s funeral service licensure and administration by updating apprenticeship and continuing education requirements, clarifying credentials, and providing new rulemaking and transitional provisions to enhance regulatory flexibility and professional standards.
- Third (Final) Reading on February 26, 2026
H.B.3660: Professions and occupations; funeral definitions; natural organic reduction; licenses; fees; Funeral Board to inspect; penalties for practice without license; effective date.
- Summary: This bill legalizes and regulates natural organic reduction (human composting) as a method of final disposition for human remains in Oklahoma, establishing licensing, operational, and environmental standards for facilities, and integrating NOR into the state’s funeral services regulatory framework effective November 1, 2026.
- Status: Reported Favorably by Committee on February 25, 2026
TN H.B.2307: Funeral Directors and Embalmers…
- Summary: This bill allows electronic documentation, in addition to written documentation, for the disposition of human remains in Tennessee, effective immediately.
- Referred to House committee on February 25, 2026
KY H.B.510: AN ACT relating to organ donation safety.
- Summary: The bill establishes mandatory procedural safeguards and reporting requirements for organ donation in Kentucky to ensure patient safety and ethical standards, particularly by requiring a pause and reassessment if signs of life or uncertainty arise during organ procurement.
- Passed House on February 25, 2026
GA S.B.239: Funeral Directors and Establishments; funeral directors be licensed embalmers; remove the requirement
- Summary: This bill updates Georgia’s funeral service laws by separating licensure for funeral directors and embalmers, revising education and apprenticeship requirements, expanding regulatory oversight, and introducing provisions for new practices like organic human reduction.
- Status: Reported Favorably by Committee on February 24, 2026
NY S.7690: Relates to the requirements for licensure of funeral directors
- Summary: The bill revises New York’s public health law to establish new licensure requirements for funeral directors, including a supervised residency under a certified preceptor, with detailed training and reporting obligations.
- Reported by Committee on February 24, 2026
IA H.S.B.628: A bill for an act relating to the practice of licensed professions and the duties of the professional licensing boards, including applications, renewals, and fees, and including applicability provisions.
- Summary: House Study Bill 628 centralizes and standardizes the regulation, licensing, renewal, and enforcement of numerous licensed professions in Iowa under the Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing, streamlining processes, consolidating board functions, and enhancing oversight and efficiency across the state’s professional licensing system.
- Status: Reported by Committee on February 23, 2026
NH H.B.1119: Relative to the Regulation of Funeral Directors.
- Summary: HB 1119 creates a formal state licensing process for associate funeral directors in New Hampshire, requiring education, examination, and apprenticeship, and updates relevant statutes to reflect these new standards.
- Status: Hearing Scheduled on February 19, 2026
CO HB26-1258: Changes to Practices Relating to Death
- Summary: House Bill 26-1258 overhauls Colorado’s regulation of funeral and death-care practices by updating licensure requirements, strengthening consumer protections, expanding oversight, and clarifying standards for the handling and disposition of human remains.
- Status: Referred to House committee on February 19, 2026
December 2025
MO H.B. 2601: Repeals provisions relating to suspension of professional licenses for failure to pay state taxes or file state tax returns
- Summary: The bill repeals sections 324.010 and 339.845, which previously required governmental entities—including those regulating funeral service professionals—to provide the Department of Revenue with licensee information for tax compliance purposes, and mandated license suspension for tax delinquency.
- Status: Prefiled Dec. 30, 2025
UT S.B.49: Funeral Services Amendments
- Summary: S.B. 49 legalizes and regulates natural organic reduction (human composting) as a method of final disposition in Utah, establishing procedures, requirements, and restrictions for its use by funeral service establishments, effective May 6, 2026.
- Status: Introduced Dec. 23, 2025.
NJ A.1131: Requires Department of Veterans Affairs to verify unclaimed cremains of veterans, spouses, and dependents
- Summary: This bill requires funeral directors to report unclaimed cremains of veterans, spouses, and dependents to the state, mandates electronic notification and tracking through the NJ-EDRS, and ensures dignified disposition by veterans’ organizations, with clear timelines and regulatory oversight for implementation.
- Status: Passed Second Chamber Dec. 22, 2025
PA S.B.1119: An Act amending the act of January 14, 1952 (1951 P.L.1898, No.522), known as the Funeral Director Law…
- Summary: Senate Bill No. 1119 amends the Funeral Director Law to update and clarify regulations on food and beverage service in funeral establishments, allowing consumption under specific sanitary conditions while maintaining public health protections.
- Status: Introduced Dec. 22, 2025
DC B26-0547: Green Death Care Option Amendment Act of 2025
- Summary: The bill legalizes alkaline hydrolysis as a method of body disposition in D.C. funeral establishments and expands the Board of Funeral Directors to include consumer and technical expertise in cremation and alkaline hydrolysis.
- Status: Referred to Committee Dec. 16, 2025
FL S.B. 598: Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services
- Summary: Florida SB 598 (2026) overhauls funeral and cemetery service regulations by capping liability, streamlining licensure, phasing out new direct disposer licenses, and updating operational and consumer protection requirements, effective July 1, 2026.
- Status: Referred to Senate Committee on Dec. 9, 2025
IN S.B.0022: Dissolution of human remains
- Summary: Senate Bill No. 22 legalizes and regulates alkaline hydrolysis as a form of cremation in Indiana, updating state law to include this process, establishing regulatory standards, and requiring rulemaking by July 1, 2026.
- Status: Referred to Senate Committee Dec. 8, 2025
NY A.3939A: Requires the state office for the aging to publish a “Guide to Actions When Someone Close Dies”
- Summary: The bill mandates the creation and publication of a comprehensive guide to assist individuals in managing the aftermath of a loved one’s death, covering economic, legal, mental health, and funeral arrangements, with input from a temporary advisory committee.
- Status: Enacted Dec. 5, 2025
MO H.B. 2093: Modifies provisions relating to the disposition of human remains
- Summary: This bill updates Missouri law to recognize and regulate alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction as legal methods for the final disposition of human remains, integrating them into all relevant statutes alongside burial and cremation.
- Status: Prefiled Dec. 1, 2025