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IntroducedJan 15, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 19, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 09, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Business Regulation - Cemeteries and Abandoned Cemeteries - Sale, Transfer, or Government Acquisition and Disposition
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 233
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Attar
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Ready
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Rosapepe
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Salling
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Zucker
- Ellis
- Hershey
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 134
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stonko
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Qi
- Tomlinson
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Korman
- Queen
- Turner
- Baker
- Foley
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Valentine
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Watson
- Behler
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ross
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Harrison
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Wims
- Chang
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wu
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Solomon
- Young
- Conaway
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Stein
NO: 0
YES: 132
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Queen
- Toles
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Ross
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Young
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Ivey
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Conference Committee Report {963125/1 Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (40-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Jackson, Beidle and Ready)
- Conference Committee Report {963125/1 Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (132-0)
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- House Refuses Recede
- House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Rogers, Charkoudian and Adams)
- Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Jackson, Beidle and Ready)
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- House Refuses Recede
- House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Rogers, Charkoudian and Adams)
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- Favorable with Amendments {133528/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (134-0)
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
- Feb 20, 2026 | House
- Referred Economic Matters Health
- Feb 19, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Feb 17, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {963522/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 16, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Jan 20, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 1/29 at 3:00 p.m.
- Jan 15, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate UsePDF
- Amendments {963522/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government AcquisitionPDF
- Amendments {133528/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Conference Committee Report {963125/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Business Regulation - Cemeteries and Abandoned Cemeteries - Sale, Transfer, or Government Acquisition and DispositionPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - HealthPDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Zinner, David
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Stierhoff, John (Venable LLP)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- warden, candy (Rosa Bonheur Society)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Silver, Josh
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Salling, Johnny Ray (Senator Johnny Ray Salling)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Edwards, Mark (Maryland Cemetery Legislative Advocates)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Simmons, Christine (Anne Arundel Genealogical Society)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Kraska, Jenny
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Reverend ADEBAYO, Segun (MACEDONIA BAPTIST CHURCH)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Fisher, Yvonne (maryland Cemetery Legislative Advocates)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- McGuckian, Eileen (Montgomery Preservation, Inc. (MPI))
- FIN Testimony, INFO -- Fulginiti, Andrew (Maryland Department of Labor)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Nelson, Donna
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Kraska, Jenny
- ECM Testimony, INFO -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Salling, Johnny Ray (Senator Johnny Ray Salling)
- ECM Testimony, INFO -- Yancone, Marissa


