Survey of State Regulators - Regulation of Crematories (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
Alabama X X   X X  
Alaska            
Arizona X   X      
Arkansas            
California X X     X X
Colorado            
Connecticut X X X X    
Delaware            
Florida X X X X    
Georgia X X     X  
Hawaii            
Idaho         X  
Illinois            
Indiana            
Iowa           X
Kansas           X
Kentucky       X X X
Louisiana X         X
Maine            
Maryland            
Massachusetts            
Michigan           X
Minnesota         X  
Mississippi X         X
Missouri            
Montana            
Nebraska            
Nevada            
New Hampshire            
New Jersey     X      
New Mexico            
New York            
North Carolina         X  
North Dakota            
Ohio            
Oklahoma           X
Oregon            
Pennsylvania            
Rhode Island            
South Carolina            
South Dakota            
Tennessee X X X X    
Texas X X     X  
Utah            
Vermont            
Virginia       X X  
Washington           X
West Virginia X     X X  
Wisconsin            
Wyoming       X X  
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