MD HB152 | 2024 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB869
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on February 29 2024 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-04-06 - Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators M. Washington, Hester and Simonaire)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on February 29 2024 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2024-04-06 - Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators M. Washington, Hester and Simonaire)
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Department of Labor, to conduct a study of the environmental and public health impacts of deathcare and funeral practices in the State; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2025.
Title
Department of the Environment - Study on Deathcare and Funeral Practices
Sponsors
| Del. Regina Boyce [D] | Del. Terri Hill [D] | Del. Ashanti Martinez [D] | Del. Ryan Nawrocki [R] |
| Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D] | Del. Kathy Szeliga [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-03 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 135 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-29 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 135 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-06 | House | Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators M. Washington, Hester and Simonaire) |
| 2024-04-06 | House | Senate Refuses Recede |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators M. Washington, Hester and Simonaire) |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | Senate Refuses Recede |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, White Holland and Hutchinson) |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | House Requests Senate Recede |
| 2024-04-05 | Senate | House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments |
| 2024-04-04 | House | House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, White Holland and Hutchinson) |
| 2024-04-04 | House | House Requests Senate Recede |
| 2024-04-04 | House | House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (47-0) |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {293620/1 Adopted |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2024-03-18 | Senate | Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-03-01 | Senate | Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2024-02-29 | House | Third Reading Passed (135-3) |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Second Reading Passed |
| 2024-02-27 | House | Favorable Adopted |
| 2024-02-26 | House | Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations |
| 2024-01-11 | House | Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-01-10 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
| 2023-10-03 | House | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB869 (Carry Over) 2023-04-07 - Motion Special Order until 4/10 (Senator Gallion) Adopted
Subjects
Cremation
Death
Environment
Environment, Department of the
Environmental Matters
Funerals
Health Occupations
Health, Department of
Labor, Department of
Morticians
Public Health
studies
Death
Environment
Environment, Department of the
Environmental Matters
Funerals
Health Occupations
Health, Department of
Labor, Department of
Morticians
Public Health
studies
