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SB 234

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Business Regulation - Abandoned Cemeteries - Acquisition and Disposition

Sponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (District 6)Committee: FinanceSubject: Business RegulationStatus: Hearing 1/29 at 3:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing a governmental unit to acquire property on which an abandoned cemetery is located under certain circumstances and for a certain purpose; requiring a governmental unit that acquires property under the Act to make a timely and reasonable effort to contact descendants of the persons interred in the abandoned cemetery for a certain purpose; authorizing a person or organization to bring an action to request the court to transfer property acquired under the Act to the person or organization; etc.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSimmons, ChristineAnne Arundel Genealogical SocietyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVColeman-Adebayo, MarshaBethesda African Cemetery CoalitionOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHope, StephanieCoalition to Protect Maryland Burial SitesOral
FAVEdwards, MarkMaryland Cemetery Legislative AdvocatesWritten (PDF)
FAVThompson, ElinorMaryland Commissioner on African American History and CultureOral
FAVMcGuckian, EileenMontgomery Preservation, Inc. (MPI)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVwarden, candyRosa Bonheur SocietyWritten (PDF)
FAVSalling, Johnny RaySenator Johnny Ray SallingWritten (PDF)
FAVFisher, Yvonnemaryland Cemetery Legislative AdvocatesWritten (PDF)
FAVAmt, EmilieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVNelson, DonnaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Salling, Senator SallinglegislatorIndividualOral
UNFLencz, AviAgudath Israel of MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFStierhoff, JohnlobbyistVenable LLPWritten (PDF)
UNFKraska, JennylobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWASilver, JoshIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FWAZinner, DavidIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
INFOFulginiti, AndrewMaryland Department of LaborWritten (PDF)
INFOCorasaniti, NoraIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFStierhoff, 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
UNFKraska, JennyRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference