2002 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 80

CHAPTER NUMBER: 195 File Code: Business Regulation and Occupations
Sponsored By:
Chairman, Economic Matters Committee (Departmental - Labor, Licensing and Regulation)
Entitled:
Office of Cemetery Oversight - Perpetual Care

Synopsis:

Requiring cemeteries to disclose whether or not perpetual care is provided; increasing the amount of the initial deposit in a perpetual care trust fund for specified cemeteries; clarifying the method of calculation of deposits to the perpetual care trust fund; clarifying that a cemetery is not required to pay a deposit into a perpetual care trust fund for the sale of a second right of interment; permitting income from the perpetual care trust fund to be used for specified purposes; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
10/26
Pre-filed
1/9
First Reading Economic Matters
1/16
Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/12
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/14
Third Reading Passed (134-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
4/25
Signed by the Governor Chapter 195
Senate Action
3/18
First Reading Finance
3/20
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/2
Favorable Report by Finance
4/1
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/2
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
Sponsored by:
Chairman, Econ. Matters Comm.
Departmental
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
BONDS -see also- COUNTY & BALTIMORE CITY BONDS; STATE BONDS.
CEMETERIES
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
DISCLOSURE
REPORTS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Business Regulation
( 5-602 , 5-603 , 5-605 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 413097/2 (PDF)     Offered on: March 12, 2002   at: 11:23 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 14, 2002: Third Reading Passed (135-0)
Senate
April 2, 2002: Third Reading Passed (45-0)