# Maryland HB 0616: Criminal Law - Destroying Funerary Objects and Cemetery Elements - Statute of Limitations and Prohibition

Maryland HB 0616, Criminal Law - Destroying Funerary Objects and Cemetery Elements - Statute of Limitations and Prohibition, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0616
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Criminal Law - Destroying Funerary Objects and Cemetery Elements - Statute of Limitations and Prohibition
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159
- Sponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Criminal Law - Procedures, Cemeteries, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Monuments and Memorials, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Property Damage, Statutes of Limitation
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (318 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: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher T. Adams (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 133 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-04-22: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 159
- 2025-04-02: Passed Enrolled (House)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (138-0) (House)
- 2025-04-02: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Motion Special Order until 3/28 (Senator Ferguson) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable with Amendments {103720/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Referred Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading Passed (133-0) (House)
- 2025-02-25: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-02-24: Favorable Report by Judiciary (House)
- 2025-01-27: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-23: First Reading Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_159_hb0616e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0616e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0616t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0616f.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_159_hb0616e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0616e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0616t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0616f.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0616-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).