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PUBLIC CHAPTER NO. 198
HOUSE BILL NO. 860
By Representatives Alexander, Carringer, Shaw, Hardaway
Substituted for: Senate Bill No. 1149
By Senators Crowe, Bowling
AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 62, Chapter 5, relative to funeral
directors and embalmers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 62-5-305(b), is amended by deleting
subdivision (7) and substituting the following:
(7) Has completed two (2) years of apprenticeship in the presence of and under
the direction and supervision of a licensed funeral director. An associate degree from a
college accredited by the American Board of Funeral Service Education or completion of
a program of study evidenced by an official transcript as provided in subdivision (b)(6),
may be substituted for one (1) year of apprenticeship.
SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2025, the public welfare requiring it.
HOUSE BILL NO. 860
PASSED: March 27, 2025
CAMERON SEXTON, SPEAKER
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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SPEAKER OF THE SENATE
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