HB 564 — Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-28
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.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 547
Sponsors (27)
- Nick Allen (D, MD-8) — sponsor · 2026-01-28
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Harry Bhandari (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Jon S. Cardin (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Mark S. Chang (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Eric Ebersole (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Elizabeth Embry (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Kris Fair (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Catherine M. Forbes (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Michele Guyton (D, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Aaron M. Kaufman (D, MD-18) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Kim Ross (D, MD-8) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Sheila Ruth (D, MD-44) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Teresa Woorman (D, MD-16) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Tiffany T. Alston (D, MD-24) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Heather Bagnall (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Bonnie Cullison (D, MD-19) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Terri L. Hill (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Lesley J. Lopez (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Ashanti Martinez (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Teresa E. Reilly (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Deni Taveras (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Jennifer White Holland (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Health
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Finance
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate finance | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House health | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Allen (D, state_lower MD-8) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Aaron M. Kaufman (D, state_lower MD-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Ashanti Martinez (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Bonnie Cullison (D, state_lower MD-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Catherine M. Forbes (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Deni Taveras (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Embry (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Eric Ebersole (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Harry Bhandari (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Heather Bagnall (D, state_lower MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Jennifer White Holland (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Jon S. Cardin (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Kim Ross (D, state_lower MD-8) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Kris Fair (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Lesley J. Lopez (D, state_lower MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Mark S. Chang (D, state_lower MD-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Michele Guyton (D, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Pam Lanman Guzzone (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Sheila Ruth (D, state_lower MD-44) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Teresa E. Reilly (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Teresa Woorman (D, state_lower MD-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Terri L. Hill (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate finance · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House health · md-leg