HOUSE BILL 482

Sponsored By:

Delegate Rosenberg

Entitled:

Criminal Law - Removing Human Remains from Burial Site - Exceptions

Synopsis:

Providing exceptions to the prohibition against a person removing or attempting to remove human remains from a burial site; authorizing specified persons to arrange for the removal of human remains or the remains of a decedent after cremation from a burial site within a permanent cemetery, and the reinterment of the remains in the same burial site or in another burial site within the same permanent cemetery, without the need for obtaining authorization from a State's Attorney or providing a specified notice; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/4

First Reading Judiciary

2/3

Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

3/16

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary

3/17

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Floor Amendment (Delegate George) Rejected (33-98)

Special Order 3/18 (Delegate Morhaim) Adopted

3/18

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/20

Third Reading Passed (107-28)

4/7

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/23

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

3/25

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

4/10

Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings

4/6

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/7

Third Reading Passed (33-14)

Action after passage in House and Senate

5/19

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 675

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Cemeteries

Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.

Notices

Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records

State`s Attorneys

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Criminal Law

( 10-401 , 10-402 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):

House

Number: 513522/01     Offered on: March 17, 2009   at: 10:13 a.m.     Status: Rejected

Number: 682912/01     Offered on: March 17, 2009   at: 10:11 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 17, 2009: Floor Amendment (George) {513522/1 Rejected (33-98)

March 20, 2009: Third Reading Passed (107-28)

Senate

April 7, 2009: Third Reading Passed (33-14)