# Maryland HB 0364: State Veterans' Cemeteries - Interment Maryland HB 0364, State Veterans' Cemeteries - Interment, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 496); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0364-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 0364 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: State Veterans' Cemeteries - Interment - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 496 - Sponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Business Regulation, Health Occupations, Cemeteries, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index, Veterans and Military Families, Department of, Veterans - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (174 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Find and honor unclaimed veteran remains: benefit, low. Starting Oct 1, 2026, if cremains or hydrolyzed remains are unclaimed for 90 days, funeral homes and crematories must give identifying information to a veterans service organization. For natural organic reduction, the facility must share identifying information within 5 business days after the proc… - New cremation and reduction records: benefit, low. Starting Oct 1, 2026, crematories and funeral homes must keep a file for every cremation and every alkaline hydrolysis or natural organic reduction they start. The file must include the next of kin or responsible person’s signature, the time of death, and the date and time of the cremation or the s… - Free veterans burial; fee for some reservists: mixed, high. Starting Oct 1, 2026, eligible veterans, spouses, and dependents get a grave plot or columbarium niche in a State veterans’ cemetery at no charge. The Department also provides an outer burial receptacle or a niche and a marker at no cost. The law clarifies that an interment location can be a grave… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-06 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 128 | 0 | 4 | ## Actions (12) - 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 496 - 2026-04-07: Returned Passed (House) - 2026-04-06: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-31: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2026-03-30: Favorable Report by Finance (Senate) - 2026-03-05: Referred Finance (Senate) - 2026-03-04: Third Reading Passed (128-0) (House) - 2026-03-03: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-03-03: Favorable with Amendments {283527/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-03-02: Favorable with Amendments Report by Government, Labor, and Elections (House) - 2026-01-21: Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-01-19: First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_496_hb0364t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0364t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0364f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_496_hb0364t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0364t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0364f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0364-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).