# Maryland SB 0963: Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund - Establishment

Maryland SB 0963, Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund - Establishment, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Johnny Mautz (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 409); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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- As of: 2026-10-19
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0963
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund - Establishment
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 409
- Sponsor: Johnny Mautz (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Business Regulation, Taxes - Income, Abandoned Property, Appropriations, Baltimore City, Cemeteries, Citations, Comptroller, Condemnation, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Gifts, Governor, Historical Matters -see also- Archives; Monumts; Museum; etc, Income Tax, Labor, Department of, Loitering, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Tax Returns, Titles -see also- Deeds, Vandalism
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (185 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New fund supports Maryland’s neglected cemeteries: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland creates a Labor Department fund for abandoned and neglected cemetery care, preservation, maintenance, and restoration. Qualifying cemeteries include those without an identifiable responsible owner or organization, or with repeated maintenance citations, vandalism…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Johnny Mautz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 409
- 2025-04-03: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (138-0) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations (House)
- 2025-03-15: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) (House)
- 2025-03-13: Referred Health and Government Operations Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-03-12: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments {753220/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_409_sb0963t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0963t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0963f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (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_409_sb0963t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0963t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0963f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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)
- [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-SB0963-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).