HB 698 — State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors – Board Operations and Regulation of Crematories and Reduction Facilities
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-02
Transferring the authority to regulate certain crematories and reduction facilities from the Office of Cemetery Oversight to the State Board of Morticians and Funeral Directors; altering the circumstances under which the Governor may remove an appointed member of the Board; altering the quorum of the Board; and specifying that the Board may take action with a simple majority vote of the quorum.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 188
Sponsors (14)
- Harry Bhandari (D, MD-8) — sponsor · 2026-02-02
- Bonnie Cullison (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Heather Bagnall (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Lesley J. Lopez (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- April Rose (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Jennifer White Holland (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
Action timeline (9)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Health
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House health | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Bhandari (D, state_lower MD-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | April Rose (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Bonnie Cullison (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Heather Bagnall (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jennifer White Holland (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Lesley J. Lopez (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Teresa Woorman (D, state_lower MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Terri L. Hill (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg