2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB1021: Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition

Legislative Summary

Prohibiting certain owners of a cemetery from selling or transferring the cemetery without the approval of the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight; exempting certain religious organizations from the requirement to obtain an approval from the Director; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire an abandoned cemetery under certain circumstances; and establishing requirements for the sale, transfer, or government acquisition of a cemetery.

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Bill History

2/14/2025
First Reading Senate Rules
Senate
2/21/2025
Rereferred to Finance
Senate
3/4/2025
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/17/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate
3/17/2025
Favorable with Amendments {303923/1 Adopted
Senate
3/17/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (44-0)
Senate
3/17/2025
Referred Economic Matters Health and Government Operations
House of Delegates

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 303923/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 303923/1 Adopted

3/17/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
44
Yea
0
Nay
1
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Committee
Economic Matters(House of Delegates)

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Carl Jackson
Carl Jackson
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/17/2025151.4 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/14/2025117.0 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197037.1 KB