Relocation of Human Remains - Authorization Process
Sponsor: Clarence K. Lam (District 12)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - Substantive CrimesStatus: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring a person seeking to relocate human remains from a burial site to apply for approval for relocation with the Office of Cemetery Oversight before seeking authorization from a State's Attorney; establishing requirements and procedures for an application for authorization to relocate human remains; requiring the Office of Cemetery Oversight to delay authorization for 90 days for relocation of human remains under certain circumstances; etc.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Simmons, Christine | Anne Arundel Genealogical Society | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McGuckian, Eileen | Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thompson, Elinor | Genealogist, Historian, Church and Cemetery Preservationalist and Md Commissioner on African AMerican History and Culture | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bennett, Jesse | Maryland Cemetery Legislative Advocates | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, Mark | Maryland Cemetery Legislative Advocates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zinner, David | PRINCE | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | warden, candy | Rosa Bonheur Society | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stierhoff, Johnlobbyist | Venable LLP | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Johnson, Jennifer | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Lam, Senator Lamlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FWA | Wilson, Andrew | Maryland Department of Planning | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Dove, John | Maryland Department of Labor | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVStierhoff, 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…