Maryland Senate Bill 233

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 12 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-05-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 545
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Authorizing certain persons to bring an action when the owner of a property that includes a cemetery proposes a sale, transfer, or alternate use of all or part of a certain cemetery; requiring a court to take certain actions under certain circumstances; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire property on which an abandoned cemetery is located under certain circumstances for purposes of transferring ownership of the abandoned cemetery to a descendant community, veterans, or nonprofit organization; etc.

Business Regulation - Cemeteries and Abandoned Cemeteries - Sale, Transfer, or Government Acquisition and Disposition

Sen. Johnny Salling [R]	Sen. Carl Jackson [D]	Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]	Sen. Arthur Ellis [D]
Sen. Dawn Gile [D]	Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Sen. Justin Ready [R]

2026-04-13 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-04-13 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 132 N: 0 NV: 8 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2026-04-09 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2026-02-19 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 42 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-05-12	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 545
2026-04-13	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2026-04-13	Senate	Third Reading Passed (40-0)
2026-04-13	Senate	Conference Committee Report {963125/1 Adopted
2026-04-13	House	Third Reading Passed (132-0)
2026-04-13	House	Conference Committee Report {963125/1 Adopted
2026-04-13	House	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Jackson, Beidle and Ready)
2026-04-13	House	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
2026-04-13	Senate	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Jackson, Beidle and Ready)
2026-04-13	Senate	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
2026-04-13	Senate	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Rogers, Charkoudian and Adams)
2026-04-13	Senate	House Refuses Recede
2026-04-11	House	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Rogers, Charkoudian and Adams)
2026-04-11	House	House Refuses Recede
2026-04-11	House	Senate Requests House Recede
2026-04-11	House	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
2026-04-10	Senate	Senate Requests House Recede
2026-04-10	Senate	Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
2026-04-09	House	Third Reading Passed (134-0)
2026-04-09	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-09	House	Favorable with Amendments {133528/1 Adopted
2026-04-09	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2026-03-24	House	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
2026-02-20	House	Referred Economic Matters Health
2026-02-19	Senate	Third Reading Passed (42-0)
2026-02-17	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-02-17	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {963522/1 Adopted
2026-02-16	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2026-01-20	Senate	Hearing 1/29 at 3:00 p.m.
2026-01-15	Senate	First Reading Finance

SB1021 (Carry Over) 2025-03-17 - Referred Economic Matters Health and Government Operations
HB892 (Crossfiled) 2026-04-13 - Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Jackson, Beidle and Ready)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Business Regulation	5	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	5	505	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Business Regulation	5	507	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Real Property	14	121	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0233?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0233f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0233t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0233e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_545_sb0233e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0233_96352201.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0233_13352801.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0233_96312501.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0233_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0233_ecm.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0233_hlt.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/0160.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/1269.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/1637.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/1339.pdf