SB 233 — Business Regulation - Cemeteries and Abandoned Cemeteries - Sale, Transfer, or Government Acquisition and Disposition
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-15
Authorizing certain persons to bring an action when the owner of a property that includes a cemetery proposes a sale, transfer, or alternate use of all or part of a certain cemetery; requiring a court to take certain actions under certain circumstances; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire property on which an abandoned cemetery is located under certain circumstances for purposes of transferring ownership of the abandoned cemetery to a descendant community, veterans, or nonprofit organization; etc.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 545
Sponsors (7)
- Johnny Ray Salling (R, MD-6) — sponsor · 2026-01-15
- Carl Jackson (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Pamela Beidle (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Arthur Ellis (D, MD-28) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Dawn Gile (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Clarence K. Lam (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
- Justin Ready (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-15
Action timeline (10)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Finance
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Hearing — Economic Matters
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 3 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House health | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House economic matters | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate finance | — | 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 | Johnny Ray Salling (R, state_upper MD-6) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Arthur Ellis (D, state_upper MD-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Carl Jackson (D, state_upper MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Clarence K. Lam (D, state_upper MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Dawn Gile (D, state_upper MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Justin Ready (R, state_upper MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Pamela Beidle (D, state_upper MD-32) | 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
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House economic matters · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg