By Marianne Goodland | Colorado Politics
The bill to put Colorado’s funeral home operators under state regulation for the first time in 40 years won near unanimous approval from the House Wednesday.
Senate Bill 173 requires licensing for funeral directors, mortuary science practitioners, embalmers, cremationists, and natural reductionists. The licensing requirements are steep.
The bill says perspective funeral industry professionals must apply, pay an application fee, pass a criminal history check and not be subject to discipline in another state. Those regulations go into effect Jan. 1, 2026.