# Maryland HB 0509: Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup - Establishment Maryland HB 0509, Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup - Establishment, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Gary Simmons (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411) (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0509-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 0509 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Maryland Inventory of Cemeteries and Burial Sites Workgroup - Establishment - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-01-22 - Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411 - Sponsor: Gary Simmons (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 28 - Subjects: Business Regulation, Administrative Agencies, Cemeteries, Classifications and Designations, Committees and Commissions, Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Electronic Government, Grants, Historical Matters -see also- Archives; Monumts; Museum; etc, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Standards and Best Practices, Sunset - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 2 (182 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Gary Simmons (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Andre V. Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tiffany T. Alston (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harry Bhandari (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Brian Chisholm (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Bonnie Cullison (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Harris - Cosponsor: Terri L. Hill (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kenneth Kerr (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Lesley J. Lopez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Matthew Morgan (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ashanti Martinez (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Ross (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Steve Johnson (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kathy Szeliga (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Deni Taveras (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kym Taylor (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Chris Tomlinson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jennifer White Holland (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-04 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 139 | 0 | | ## Actions (12) - 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 411 - 2025-04-05: Returned Passed (House) - 2025-04-04: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (139-0) (House) - 2025-03-15: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments {183120/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations (House) - 2025-01-22: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-01-22: First Reading Health and Government Operations (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_411_hb0509t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-15: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0509t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-01-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0509f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed) - HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed) - HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law) - HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_411_hb0509t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0509t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0509f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS) - [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS) - [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS) - [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS) - [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS) - [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS) - [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-HB0509-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).