Maryland House Bill 491 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 20 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-07 - Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requiring a minimum of $15,000 each sole proprietor registered cemeterian or permit holder operating a conservation cemetery is required to deposit initially into the perpetual care trust fund; requiring the Office of Cemetery Oversight to consider whether the proposed cemetery is certified by the Green Burial Council or an equivalent organization and has been placed in a permanent conservation easement with a qualified land trust in determining whether to designate a cemetery as a conservation cemetery; etc.

Office of Cemetery Oversight - Conservation Cemeteries - Perpetual Care Trust Fund Requirements

Del. Dan Morhaim [D]	Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]	Del. Dana Stein [D]	Sen. Chris West [R]
Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Shane Pendergrass [D]
Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2015-03-19 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (125-10) (Y: 125 N: 10 NV: 2 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-07	Senate	Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-03-23	Senate	First Reading Finance
2015-03-20	House	Third Reading Passed (125-10)
2015-03-20	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2015-03-20	House	Favorable with Amendments {586384/1 Report Adopted
2015-03-20	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2015-03-09	House	Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-11	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0491?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0491f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0491t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0001/hb0491_58638401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0001/hb0491.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0491_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0491,h-0487&stab=02&ys=2015RS