2024 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB1168: Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act)
Legislative Summary
Establishing a regulatory system for reduction operators and reduction facilities; establishing requirements and prohibitions related to the performance of alkaline hydrolysis and natural organic reduction and the disposition of hydrolyzed or soil remains by certain facilities; requiring the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight and the Director of the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to adopt regulations governing the performance of natural organic reduction; etc.
Bill History
2/7/2024
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
2/13/2024
Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/14/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/14/2024
Favorable with Amendments {863522/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/14/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/18/2024
Third Reading Passed (127-0)
House of Delegates
3/18/2024
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/1/2024
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/1/2024
Favorable
Senate
4/1/2024
Motion Special Order until 4/2 (Senator Kagan) Adopted
Senate
4/2/2024
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/2/2024
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/3/2024
Third Reading Passed (34-12)
Senate
4/4/2024
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/9/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 600
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 863522/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 863522/1 Adopted
3/14/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/3/2024
34
Yea
12
Nay
1
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/18/2024
127
Yea
0
Nay
5
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/9/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 25
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor

Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (25)
Regina Boyce
Democrat
Lorig Charkoudian
Democrat
Kris Fair
Democrat
Linda Foley
Democrat
Aletheia McCaskill
Democrat
Lily Qi
Democrat
Sheila Ruth
Democrat
Sheree Sample-Hughes
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Democrat
Nicole Williams
Democrat
Jamila Woods
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Pam Guzzone
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Tom Hutchinson
Republican
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Robbyn Lewis
Democrat
Lesley Lopez
Democrat
Ashanti Martinez
Democrat
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Deni Taveras
Democrat
Jennifer White Holland
Democrat