Legislation - HB0711

Title: Office of Cemetery Oversight - Study of Deathcare and Funeral Practices
Sponsored by: Delegates Simmons, J. Long, Taylor, and Woods
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis

Synopsis

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.

Committees

Original:: Health and Government Operations

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0671

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/27/2025 Legislative Date 1/27/2025 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Office of Cemetery Oversight - Study of Deathcare and Funeral Practices Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/28/2025 Legislative Date 1/28/2025 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	1/27/2025	1/27/2025	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Office of Cemetery Oversight - Study of Deathcare and Funeral Practices
House	1/28/2025	1/28/2025	Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

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