SB 354

Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup - Establishment

Sponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (District 6)Committee: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 412 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup for the purpose of studying issues related to the establishment and maintenance of a State cemetery inventory system; and requiring the Workgroup to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor by December 1, 2025.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Simmons, Christine	Anne Arundel Genealogical Society	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Phelan, Daniel	Baltimore County Genealogical Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	McGuckian, Eileen	Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kennedy, Thomas	Maryland Poor Peoples Campaign	Position only
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Redding, Nicholaslobbyist	Preservation Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wieland, Tom	Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.	Written (PDF)
FAV	warden, candy	Rosa Bonheur Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fisher, Yvonne	maryland Cemetery Legislative Advocates	Oral
FAV	BURTON, Greg	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	BURTON, Greg	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Mark	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Salling, Johnny Ray	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Salling, Johnny Ray	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Salling, Senator Sallinglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Salling, Senator Sallinglegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Zinner, David	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist	Venable LLP	Written (PDF)
INFO	Dove, John	Maryland Department of Labor	Written (PDF)
INFO	Dove, John	Maryland Department of Labor	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel Genealogical SocietyFAV 1

Baltimore County Genealogical SocietyFAV 1

Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites, Inc.FAV 1

maryland Cemetery Legislative AdvocatesFAV 1

Maryland Department of LaborINFO 2

Maryland Poor Peoples CampaignFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1

Preservation MarylandFAV 1

Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.FAV 1

Rosa Bonheur SocietyFAV 1

Venable LLPFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVRedding, NicholasPreservation MarylandRegistered for: Preservation Maryland

FWAStierhoff, JohnVenable LLPRegistered for: Abbott Laboratories; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; Arts for Learning Maryland; Baltimore Community Foundation; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Museum of Art…