tl;dr: A few members of the Pennsylvania Senate have pushed a bill—Senate Bill 874—that changes how cemeteries handle funeral merchandise (caskets, vaults, bronze markers, etc.) ... One of the senators sponsoring the bill happens to own a large funeral home near Philadelphia. With cemeteries not selling merchandise, people would have no choice but to go to the funeral director. ... Philly funeral directors came up with this bill as a means of fighting back, and the rest of the state’s funeral directors went along with it because it would benefit them significantly.
At the very least, it’s a massive conflict of interest and a classic example of political corruption for private gain.