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Saturday, August 2, 2025 at 9:29 AM

Legislature considers alternative path for disposing of corpses

TY TAGAMI Capitol Beat News Service

ATLANTA – Legislation that would regulate an alternative method for disposing of the dead is moving through the Georgia General Assembly, leaving astonished lawmakers in its wake.

“You’re blowing my mind here today because I didn’t know this was allowed,” said Sen. Bill Cowsert, R-Athens, chairman of a committee that heard Senate Bill 241 last month.

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