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Read. Follow. Verify.Maryland grants civil immunity to reduction operators and veterans service organizations handling unclaimed veteran remains
Last action · May 26, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 693Sponsor: Bryan Simonaire
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What This Bill Does
Senate Bill 42 shields s and veterans service organizations from civil liability when they transfer or receive unclaimed hydrolyzed or soil remains of a veteran or eligible dependent in good faith, starting October 1, 2026.
Protects facilities and veterans groups from lawsuits when disposing of unclaimed human remains through , affecting how deceased veterans without family are handled.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
registered reduction operators
Protected from civil liability when transferring unclaimed hydrolyzed or soil remains of veterans to a veterans service organization.
veterans service organizations
Protected from civil liability when receiving unclaimed hydrolyzed or soil remains of veterans for disposition.
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Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
15 actions- May 26, 2026Governor of MarylandEnrolledApproved by the Governor - Chapter 693
- Apr 8, 2026SenateFloorReturned Passed
- Apr 7, 2026HouseFloorThird Reading Passed (136-0)
- Apr 3, 2026HouseFloorFavorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Apr 3, 2026HouseCommitteeFavorable Report by Health
- Mar 20, 2026HouseHearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
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- Mar 20, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred Health
- Mar 19, 2026SenateFloorThird Reading Passed (44-0)
- Mar 18, 2026SenateFloorSecond Reading Passed
- Mar 18, 2026SenateFloorFavorable Adopted
- Mar 16, 2026SenateCommitteeFavorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Jan 17, 2026SenateHearing 1/29 at 3:00 p.m.
- Jan 16, 2026SenateReassigned to Judicial Proceedings
- Jan 14, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Jun 2, 2025SenateIntroducedPre-filed
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0–100- Significance35How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy5Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment2Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz10Current news / social attention level
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