HB0564 — Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act)
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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29 sponsors
1 primary, 28 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (23 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Establishing certain consumer protection requirements for registered cemeterians, registered cemetery operators, and certain permit holders and licensees that sell or offer for sale pet cremation services for pet remains; establishing the duties of certain persons responsible for returning pet cremains to certain animal owners after cremation; and providing certain penalties for a first violation of the Act, increasing with the second violation, and for a third violation a fine of up to $15,000, and imprisonment of up to 3 years or both.
Bill Text
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Read HB0564 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- D. Delegate Jones · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nick Allen · Primary
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Harry Bhandari · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mark S. Chang · Cosponsor
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Cosponsor
- Delegate Elizabeth Embry · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kris Fair · Cosponsor
- Delegate Catherine M. Forbes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Michele Guyton · Cosponsor
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kim Ross · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheila Ruth · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa Woorman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston · Cosponsor
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson · Cosponsor
- S. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa E. Reilly · Cosponsor
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg · Cosponsor
- Delegate Deni Taveras · Cosponsor
- White Holland · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 28 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on · 3 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Nick Allen Democrat
Co-sponsors (28)
- Delegate Jones, D.
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Harry Bhandari Democrat
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin Democrat
- Delegate Mark S. Chang Democrat
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat
- Delegate Elizabeth Embry Democrat
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat
- Delegate Catherine M. Forbes Democrat
- Delegate Michele Guyton Democrat
- Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone Democrat
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Kim Ross Democrat
- Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat
- Delegate Teresa Woorman Democrat
- Delegate Tiffany T. Alston Democrat
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
- Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson Republican
- Johnson, S.
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican
- Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat
- Delegate Ashanti Martinez Democrat
- Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican
- Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat
- Delegate Deni Taveras Democrat
- White Holland
Not signed on (159)
159 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 159 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 89 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 132 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 1% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 29 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 126 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 1% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0564 do?
- Establishing certain consumer protection requirements for registered cemeterians, registered cemetery operators, and certain permit holders and licensees that sell or offer for sale pet cremation services for pet remains; establishing the duties of certain persons responsible for returning pet cremains to certain animal owners after cremation; and providing certain penalties for a first violation of the Act, increasing with the second violation, and for a third violation a fine of up to $15,000, and imprisonment of up to 3 years or both.
- Who sponsors HB0564?
- HB0564 is sponsored by Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Harry Bhandari (Democrat), Delegate Jon S. Cardin (Democrat), Delegate Mark S. Chang (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Elizabeth Embry (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Catherine M. Forbes (Democrat), Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Kim Ross (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat), Delegate Tiffany T. Alston (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate Bonnie Cullison (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), Johnson, S., Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Ashanti Martinez (Democrat), Delegate Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), and White Holland.
- What is the current status of HB0564?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
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