Cremations - Natural Organic Reduction - Regulation
Sponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (District 14)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight and the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to adopt regulations establishing a process for regulating crematories that utilize natural organic reduction.
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Testimony (56)
MGA witness listFAV 21FavorableFWA 24Favorable with amendmentsUNF 10UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Blaylock, Barbara | Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maryland and Environs | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Blaylock, Barbara | Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maryland and Environs (FCAME) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bartolomeo, Kathleen | GCAN, MCRT | Position only |
| FAV | Gardner, Adrian | Green Legacy Brands LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Buerkle, Lily | Green Legacy LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Parker, Elissa | N/A | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldstein, Mathew | Secular Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Goldstein, Mathew | Secular Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Currea, Dora | Washington National Cathedral Sanctuary Ministry | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Arndt, Dave | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Baker, Sandra | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Bates, Matthew | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bosley, Dixcy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bosley, Dixcy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boyce, Regina T. | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Boyce, Regina T. | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Kaiser, Delegate Kaiserlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Kaiser, Delegate Kaiserlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Deutschmann, Richard | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frumin, Lena | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Duffy, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| UNF | Kutta, Michele | Maryland Board of Morticians & Funeral Directors | Oral |
| UNF | Barnwell, Brianlobbyist | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bailey, Dr. Mark | Maryland State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors | Oral |
| UNF | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | (MD), State of Maryland | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Diefenbach, Linda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Doyle, James | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kraska, Jennylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Gardner, Adrian | Green Legacy Brands LLC | Oral |
| FWA | Buerkle, Lily | Green Legacy LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Metcalf, Sharon | Green Team Ideas | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kaiser, Anne | Maryland General Assembly | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kaiser, Anne | Maryland General Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Spade, Katrina | Recompose | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Spade, Katrina | Recompose | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Shipton, Carrie | Reside Burials | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Beers, Laura | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Bye, Catherine | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Friedman, Rachel | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Geshekter, Eric | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hanson, John | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hanson, Susan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Heffner, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lechter, Jonathan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Lechter, Tamar | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Levner, Adam | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Mann, Tracy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | McCulloch, Jill | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | McFall, Rebecca | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Murchie, Mary | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Tipton, Jonathan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | miller, joyce | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Fulginiti, Andrew | Maryland Department of Labor | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Concerned CitizenUNF 1
GCAN, MCRTFAV 1
Green Legacy Brands LLCFAV 1FWA 1
Green Legacy LLCFAV 1FWA 1
Green Team IdeasFWA 1
N/AFAV 1
RecomposeFWA 2
Reside BurialsFWA 1
Secular MarylandFAV 2