Survey of State Regulators - Regulation of Pre Need Funeral Plans (GAO-03-831SP)

Q9. 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    
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California   X X      
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Connecticut X   X X X  
Delaware            
Florida       X    
Georgia X   X X X  
Hawaii           X
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Iowa         X  
Kansas            
Kentucky         X  
Louisiana           X
Maine   X X      
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Massachusetts   X     X  
Michigan            
Minnesota         X  
Mississippi       X    
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Nebraska            
Nevada           X
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New York       X    
North Carolina         X  
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Ohio            
Oklahoma   X        
Oregon   X   X X  
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South Carolina         X  
South Dakota            
Tennessee         X  
Texas     X   X X
Utah            
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Wisconsin       X    
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