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SB 631

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Commission on Abandoned and Neglected Maryland Cemeteries - Establishment

Sponsor: Senator Washington, M.Committee: FinanceSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Commission on Abandoned and Neglected Maryland Cemeteries within the Office of Cemetery Oversight to establish standard definitions for neglected and abandoned cemeteries, support the development of a statewide inventory of cemeteries and burial sites in the State, and develop recommendations relating to historical cemeteries concentrating on abandoned African American cemeteries; and requiring the Commission to submit an annual report by December 1 with its recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSimmons, ChristineAnne Arundel Genealogical SocietyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPhelan, DanielBaltimore County Genealogical SocietyWritten (PDF)
FAVMcGuckian, EileenCoalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVEdwards, MarkMaryland Cemetery Legislative AdvocatesWritten (PDF)
FAVKennedy, ThomasMaryland Poor Peoples CampaignWritten (PDF)
FAVColeman, RyanPresident, Randallstown NAACPPosition only
FAVwarden, candyRosa Bonheur SocietyWritten (PDF)
FAVFisher, Yvonnemaryland Cemetery Legislative AdvocatesOral
FAVBURTON, GregIndividualPosition only
FAVBURTON, GregIndividualPosition only
FAVJohnson, JenniferIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVZinner, DavidIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAStierhoff, JohnlobbyistVenable LLPWritten (PDF)
INFOBaucumColbert, JordanM-NCPPC - Governement Affairs LiaisonWritten (PDF)
INFODove, JohnMaryland Department of LaborWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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