SB 957

Morticians and Funeral Directors - Not-For-Profit Funeral Establishments

Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (District 18)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'corporation' for the purpose of provisions relating to the provision of mortuary sciences and the operation of a funeral establishment to include a not-for-profit organization that is exempt from taxation under a certain provision of federal law; and authorizing the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors to issue and renew a license to practice funeral direction to a certain not-for-profit organization.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 6FavorableUNF 15Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Blaylock, Barbara	FCAME	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Adrian	Green Legacy Brands LLC t/a Willow Green	Written (PDF)
FAV	Naqvi, Syed	Idara-e-Jaferia	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Waldstreicher, Senator Waldstreicherlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Zinner, David	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	van Emden, Gidon	Individual	Oral
UNF	Holloway, Jonathan	Holloway Funeral Home, PA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Boggs, Christopher	MacNabb Funeral Home, Cremation Society of Maryland, Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home	Oral
UNF	March Sr, Victor	March Funeral Homes	Written (PDF)
UNF	Canapp, Earl	Maryland State Funeral Directors Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mitchell, John	Maryland State Funeral Directors Association	Oral
UNF	Malloy Jr., Walter Nathanlobbyist	Maryland State Funeral Directors Association, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	McComas, Holly	McComas Funeral Home/ MSFDA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Dulaney, Anna	Metro Crematory, Inc. / Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home Home, P.A.	Oral
UNF	Fesche, Camillelobbyist	RWL	Oral
UNF	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Pumphrey, William	Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Homes, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bloomfield, Albert	Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Schwartz, James	Tri County Funeral Directors Association	Oral
UNF	Levinson, Matt	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	March, Erich	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

FCAMEFAV 1

Green Legacy Brands LLC t/a Willow GreenFAV 1

Holloway Funeral Home, PAUNF 1

Idara-e-JaferiaFAV 1

MacNabb Funeral Home, Cremation Society of Maryland, Myers-Durboraw Funeral HomeUNF 1

March Funeral HomesUNF 1

Maryland State Funeral Directors AssociationUNF 2

Maryland State Funeral Directors Association, Inc.UNF 1

McComas Funeral Home/ MSFDAUNF 1

Metro Crematory, Inc. / Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home Home, P.A.UNF 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCUNF 1

Robert A. Pumphrey Funeral Homes, Inc.UNF 1

RWLUNF 1

Sagel Bloomfield Danzansky Goldberg Funeral Care Inc.UNF 1

Tri County Funeral Directors AssociationUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFMalloy Jr., Walter NathanMaryland State Funeral Directors Association, Inc.Registered for:

UNFFesche, CamilleRWLRegistered for: Ashley, Inc.; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; Behavioral Framework; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Brewers Association of Maryland; Brown Advisory…

UNFCastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…