MD SB671 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-01 - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Hearing: Feb 20 @ 1:00 pm Senate Finance Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring the Office of Cemetery Oversight, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland Department of Labor, and the Department of the Environment, to conduct a study of the environmental and public health impacts of deathcare and funeral practices in the State; and requiring the Office to submit an interim report by December 1, 2025, and a final report by July 1, 2026, to the Governor and the General Assembly including any recommended policy changes for sustainable deathcare and funeral practices.

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Title

Office of Cemetery Oversight - Study of Deathcare and Funeral Practices

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History

DateChamberAction
2025-02-01SenateHearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-30SenateFirst Reading Finance

Same As/Similar To

HB711 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-28 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

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