Survey of State Regulators - Regulation of Cemeteries (GAO-03-831SP)

Q8. Please indicate how these proposals for legislative or regulatory changes came about.
  Accounts of desecration of human remains or other mismanagement Accounts of fraud or deceptive practices Lobbying efforts of consumer groups Lobbying efforts of the death care industry Proposals from state regulatory agencies Other
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Alaska            
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Delaware            
Florida       X X  
Georgia X   X X X  
Hawaii           X
Idaho            
Illinois X X     X  
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Iowa         X  
Kansas            
Kentucky X   X   X  
Louisiana       X X  
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Maryland   X X   X  
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Michigan           X
Minnesota         X  
Mississippi            
Missouri       X    
Montana            
Nebraska       X    
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New Hampshire            
New Jersey           X
New Mexico         X  
New York            
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North Dakota            
Ohio       X   X
Oklahoma           X
Oregon   X   X X  
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Rhode Island            
South Carolina       X    
South Dakota            
Tennessee         X  
Texas     X   X X
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Virginia         X  
Washington            
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Wisconsin X   X X X  
Wyoming            
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