Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB233: Business Regulation - Cemeteries and Abandoned Cemeteries - Sale, Transfer, or Government Acquisition and Disposition
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
Authorizing certain persons to bring an action when the owner of a property that includes a cemetery proposes a sale, transfer, or alternate use of all or part of a certain cemetery; requiring a court to take certain actions under certain circumstances; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire property on which an abandoned cemetery is located under certain circumstances for purposes of transferring ownership of the abandoned cemetery to a descendant community, veterans, or nonprofit organization; etc.
What the bill says
An act concerning Business Regulation - Cemeteries and Abandoned Cemeteries - Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate Use Requirements for Sale or, Transfer, or Government Acquisition and Disposition FOR the purpose of authorizing certain persons to bring an action when the owner of a property that includes a cemetery proposes the sale, transfer, or alternate use of all or part of a certain cemetery; requiring a court to take certain actions under certain circumstances…
From the enrolled text, May 19, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Business Regulation - Cemeteries and Abandoned Cemeteries - Actions for Sale, Transfer, or Alternate Use Requirements for Sale or, Transfer, or Government Acquisition and Disposition FOR the purpose of authorizing certain persons to bring an action when the owner of a property that includes a cemetery proposes the sale, transfer, or alternate use of all or part of a certain cemetery; requiring a court to take certain actions under certain circumstances; and generally relating to actions for the sale, transfer, or alternate use of cemeteries prohibiting certain owners of a cemetery from selling or transferring the cemetery without the approval of the Director of the Office of Cemetery Oversight; exempting a certain cemetery owner from the requirement to obtain an approval from the Director; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire an abandoned cemetery under certain circumstances; establishing certain requirements for the sale, transfer, or government acquisition of a cemetery; and generally relating to the sale, transfer, or acquisition of cemeteries. authorizing certain persons to bring an action when the owner of a property that includes a cemetery proposes the sale, transfer, or alternate use of all or part of a certain cemetery; requiring a court to take certain actions under certain circumstances; authorizing a governmental unit to acquire property on which an abandoned cemetery is located under …