State Veterans' Cemeteries - Interment
Sponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (District 31)Committee: Government, Labor, and ElectionsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 496 (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Defining the term 'interment location' for the purposes of provisions of law governing the interment of individuals in State veterans' cemeteries; and requiring the Department of Veterans and Military Families to provide an outer burial receptacle, rather than a grave liner, or a columbarium niche and marker at no cost with each interment location at a State veterans' cemetery.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Price, Suzanne | Concerned Citizen | Position only |
| FAV | Davidson, Noah | Howard County Republican Committee | Position only |
| FAV | Arcand, Paul | Lighthouse Baptist | Position only |
| FAV | Murphy, Morgan | MD Dept of Veterans Affairs | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Maryland, Veterans Caucus | MGA Veterans Caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lutzow, Davidlobbyist | Maryland Military Coalition | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gilleland, Emily | Office of Delegate Nic Kipke | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Davis, Stacey | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Delegate Kipke, Delegate Kipkelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Brown, Charles | Individual | Position only |