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The Western Slope Statesman Podcast #0003- Funeral Homes with Senator Roberts

Senator Dylan Roberts joins Representative Soper and Derek to discuss their legislation concerning the funeral home industry.

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00:00:21 - Introduction

00:01:15 - Where Senator Roberts represents and how he got into the legislature

00:03:51 - Rep Soper joins us and we discuss why they both started legislating in the Funeral Home space

00:05:36 - HB20-1148: Offenses Committed Against A Deceased Human Being (Abuse of a Corpse)

00:06:29 - Who is responsible for regulating Funeral Homes in Colorado?

00:07:37 - Colorado’s Funeral Home regulations are unique

00:08:30 - SB24-173: Regulate Mortuary Science Occupations

00:09:36 - Sunrise v Sunset Bills

00:11:05 - Licensing Process for SB24-173

00:12:54 - Licensing those already in the industry

00:13:38 - Sunset Changes: HB24-1335 & HB22-1073

00:14:56 - How will these regulations work together to prevent further atrocities?

00:18:33 - “This bill will promote the funeral industry in Colorado…”

00:20:08 - Thank you for watching!


This podcast is a part of our on going series concerning funeral home regulation and the funeral home industry. To read I previous newsletters on the topic, please click the links below.

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