---
type: "Bill"
title: "Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act)"
description: "Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 1028"
citation: "Maryland SB 1028 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Waldstreicher"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-02"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/53535759-818e-4907-b61d-77908e33152b"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb1028?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "e011ee46bc76361e512d074aee0835edca323108ef5a55fcfb6e77f5f69b9895"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 1028 (2024) — Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_599_sb1028t.pdf)
2. **First - Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb1028f.pdf)
3. **Third - Human Remains - Alkaline Hydrolysis and Natural Organic Reduction (Green Death Care Options Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb1028t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **35–12** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **133–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Waldstreicher — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-02-02** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-09** Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-04-01** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-01** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-01** Motion Special Order until 4/2 (Senator Ready) Adopted
- **2024-04-02** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-02** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-03** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-03** Referred Rules and Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2024-04-05** Rereferred to Health and Government Operations
- **2024-04-06** Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-06** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-06** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2024-05-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 599 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/53535759-818e-4907-b61d-77908e33152b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).