Legislation - HB0152

Title: Department of the Environment - Study on Deathcare and Funeral Practices
Sponsored by: Delegates Boyce, Hill, Martinez, Nawrocki, Pena-Melnyk, and Szeliga
Status: In the Senate - Conference Committee Appointed
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

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.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0869 Session: 2023 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/03/2023 Legislative Date 10/03/2023 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2024 Legislative Date 1/10/2024 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Department of the Environment - Study on Deathcare and Funeral Practices Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/11/2024 Legislative Date 1/11/2024 Action Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/26/2024 Legislative Date 2/26/2024 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/27/2024 Legislative Date 2/23/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 33BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/27/2024 Legislative Date 2/23/2024 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 33BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Department of the Environment - Study on Deathcare and Funeral Practices Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/29/2024 Legislative Date 2/25/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (135-3) Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/01/2024 Legislative Date 2/20/2024 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 4/03/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/17/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {293620/1 Adopted Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/17/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/23/2024 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/23/2024 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/23/2024 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, White Holland and Hutchinson) Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/22/2024 Action House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/22/2024 Action House Requests Senate Recede Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/22/2024 Action House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, White Holland and Hutchinson) Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/22/2024 Action Senate Refuses Recede Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 3/22/2024 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators M. Washington, Hester and Simonaire) Proceedings 67 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2024 Legislative Date 3/26/2024 Action Senate Refuses Recede Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2024 Legislative Date 3/26/2024 Action Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators M. Washington, Hester and Simonaire) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/03/2023	10/03/2023	Pre-filed
House	1/10/2024	1/10/2024	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Department of the Environment - Study on Deathcare and Funeral Practices
House	1/11/2024	1/11/2024	Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/26/2024	2/26/2024	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	2/27/2024	2/23/2024	Favorable Adopted	33BClick to view Recorded Media
House	2/27/2024	2/23/2024	Second Reading Passed	33BClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Department of the Environment - Study on Deathcare and Funeral Practices
House	2/29/2024	2/25/2024	Third Reading Passed (135-3)	35 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/01/2024	2/20/2024	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2024	3/18/2024	Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	4/03/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	4/03/2024	3/17/2024	Favorable with Amendments {293620/1 Adopted	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/17/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/18/2024	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2024	3/23/2024	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	62 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2024	3/23/2024	House Requests Senate Recede	62 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2024	3/23/2024	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, White Holland and Hutchinson)	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2024	3/22/2024	House Refuses Concur Senate Amendments	67 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2024	3/22/2024	House Requests Senate Recede	67 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2024	3/22/2024	House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Cullison, White Holland and Hutchinson)	67 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2024	3/22/2024	Senate Refuses Recede	67 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2024	3/22/2024	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators M. Washington, Hester and Simonaire)	67 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/06/2024	3/26/2024	Senate Refuses Recede	65 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/06/2024	3/26/2024	Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators M. Washington, Hester and Simonaire)	65 Click to view Recorded Media

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