MD HB711 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-01-28 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 27 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-01-28 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
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 2026, to the Governor and the General Assembly including any recommended policy changes for sustainable deathcare and funeral practices.
Title
Office of Cemetery Oversight - Study of Deathcare and Funeral Practices
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-28 | House | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2025-01-27 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Same As/Similar To
SB671 (Crossfiled) 2025-04-05 - Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
Subjects
Art, Music, and Cultural Affairs
Business Regulation
Cemeteries
Committees and Commissions
Data
Environment
Environment, Department of the
Environmental Matters
Funerals
Hazardous and Toxic Substances
Health
Health Occupations
Health, Department of
Job Training
Labor, Department of
Licenses
Open Government
permits
Pollution
Public Health
Reports
Standards and Best Practices
studies
Water Pollution
Business Regulation
Cemeteries
Committees and Commissions
Data
Environment
Environment, Department of the
Environmental Matters
Funerals
Hazardous and Toxic Substances
Health
Health Occupations
Health, Department of
Job Training
Labor, Department of
Licenses
Open Government
permits
Pollution
Public Health
Reports
Standards and Best Practices
studies
Water Pollution
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0711?ys=2025RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0711f.pdf |
