Business Regulation - Cemeteries - Requirements for Sale or Transfer or Government Acquisition
Sponsor: Carl Jackson (District 8)Committee: FinanceSubject: Business RegulationStatus: First Reading Economic Matters and Health and Government Operations (as of Dec 1, 2025)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting certain owners of a cemetery from selling or transferring the cemetery without the approval of the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight; exempting certain religious organizations from the requirement to obtain an approval from the Director; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire an abandoned cemetery under certain circumstances; and establishing requirements for the sale, transfer, or government acquisition of a cemetery.
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Testimony (0)
MGA witness listFAV 9FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Simmons, Christine | Anne Arundel Genealogical Society | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McGuckian, Eileen | Coalition to Protect Maryland Burial Sites, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Edwards, Mark | Maryland Cemetery Legislative Advocates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Jorch, Bill | Maryland Municipal League | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | warden, candy | Rosa Bonheur Society | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fisher, Yvonne | maryland Cemetery Legislative Advocates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Nelson, Donna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Jackson, C., Senator Jackson, C.legislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Zinner, David | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kraska, Jennylobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Dove, John | Maryland Department of Labor | Written (PDF) |