Maryland / State / 2026 Regular Session
Chapter 496 of 2026 (HB 364) Required an outer burial receptacle, not a grave liner, at no cost in state veterans cemeteries
Amends State Government section 9-906 from October 1, 2026 to define an interment location as a grave plot or columbarium niche and to require the department to provide an outer burial receptacle or columbarium niche, and a marker, at no cost with each interment location. The fee for a qualified reserve member equal to the National Cemetery Administration interment allowance in section 9-906(i)(2) is unchanged. Approved May 12, 2026.
Progress
Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature
- Introduced Done, House
- In committee Done, House Government, Labor, and Elections, then Senate Finance
- Passed one chamber Done, House, 128-0
- Passed both chambers Done, Senate, 46-0
- Signed by the governor Done,
- In effect Done,
Sponsors
- Kipke
What it touches
- Md. Code, State Gov’t § 9-906
- Md. Code, State Gov’t § 9-901
Catalog entry
Official record
Read Chapter 496 of 2026 (HB 364) on the jurisdiction's own record