2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB509: Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup - Establishment
Legislative Summary
Establishing the Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup for the purpose of studying issues related to the establishment and maintenance of a State cemetery inventory system; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2025.
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Bill History
1/22/2025
First Reading Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
1/22/2025
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments {183120/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (139-0)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/3/2025
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/3/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/4/2025
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
Senate
4/5/2025
Returned Passed
House of Delegates
5/6/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 183120/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 183120/1 Adopted
3/15/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/4/2025
43
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
139
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/6/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sponsors
Democrat: 22
Republican: 7
Primary Sponsor
Gary Simmons
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (28)
Kevin Harris
Democrat
Andre Johnson
Democrat
Kym Taylor
Democrat
Chris Tomlinson
Republican
Tiffany Alston
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Brian Chisholm
Republican
Bonnie Cullison
Democrat
Pam Guzzone
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Tom Hutchinson
Republican
Steve Johnson
Democrat
Anne Kaiser
Democrat
Ken Kerr
Democrat
Nicholaus Kipke
Republican
Lesley Lopez
Democrat
Ashanti Martinez
Democrat
Matt Morgan
Republican
Joseline Pena-Melnyk
Democrat
Teresa Reilly
Republican
Samuel Rosenberg
Democrat
Kim Ross
Democrat
Kathy Szeliga
Republican
Deni Taveras
Democrat
Jennifer White Holland
Democrat
Jamila Woods
Democrat
Teresa Woorman
Democrat