MD SB237 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 8 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-08 - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expanding eligibility for burial in a State veterans' cemetery to include members of the National Guard and the military reserves; removing the residency requirement for certain veterans for burial in a State veterans' cemetery; and establishing a burial fee equal to the annual plot allowance established by the National Cemetery Administration for National Guard and military reserves service members and their eligible dependents.
Title
State Government - Veterans - Burial at State Veterans' Cemeteries (Burial Equity Act)
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-08 | Senate | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2024-09-30 | Senate | Pre-filed |
Same As/Similar To
HB138 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-08 - Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Administrative Agencies
Armed Forces
Cemeteries
Fees
State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Veterans
Armed Forces
Cemeteries
Fees
State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials
Veterans
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0237?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0237f.pdf |
