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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 04, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 18, 2026: Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Mar 24, 2026 01:00pm
East Miller Senate Building, Room 3, Annapolis, MD
Summary
Comments on HB 564
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Cardincosponsor
- Changcosponsor
- Ebersolecosponsor
- Embrycosponsor
- Faircosponsor
- Forbescosponsor
- Guytoncosponsor
- Guzzonecosponsor
- D. Jonescosponsor
- Kaufmancosponsor
- Rosscosponsor
- Ruthcosponsor
- Woormancosponsor
- Alstoncosponsor
- Bagnallcosponsor
- Cullisoncosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Hutchinsoncosponsor
- S. Johnsoncosponsor
- Kipkecosponsor
- Lopezcosponsor
- Martinezcosponsor
- Reillycosponsor
- Rosenbergcosponsor
- Taverascosponsor
- White Hollandcosponsor
Votes
YES: 126
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Odom
- Solomon
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Szeliga
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Qi
- Taveras
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis
- Reilly
- Terrasa
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Roberson
- Toles
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Roberts
- Tomlinson
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Rogers
- Turner
- Behler
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Rose
- Valderrama
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Rosenberg
- Valentine
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ross
- Watson
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Ruff
- Wells
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Miller
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Chang
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Coley
- Ivey
- Nawrocki
- Simpson
- Wu
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
NO: 1
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Finance
- Mar 04, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (126-1)
- Mar 03, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Favorable with Amendments {613521/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 05, 2026 | House
- Reassigned to Health
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m.
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- First Reading Economic Matters
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Business Regulation - Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act)PDF
- Amendments {613521/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Radov, Lisa (Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Volodin, Stacey (Humane World for Animals)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Pickens, Nicole
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Themelis, Nina (Mayor's Office of Government Relations)
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Benson, Jessica
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Crankshaw-Quimby, Patty (Professional Animal Workers of Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Bauer, Danielle (Maryland Veterinary Medical Association)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Cook, Gail
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Schoonover, Joy
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Allen, Nick (Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Dolan, Thomas
