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type: "Bill"
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title: "Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act)"
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description: "Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 564"
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citation: "Maryland HB 564 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Allen", "Alston", "Bagnall", "Behler", "Bhandari", "Cardin", "Chang", "Cullison", "D. Jones", "Ebersole", "Embry", "Fair", "Forbes", "Guyton", "Guzzone", "Hill", "Hutchinson", "Kaufman", "Kipke", "Lopez", "Martinez", "Reilly", "Rosenberg", "Ross", "Ruth", "S. Johnson", "Taveras", "White Holland", "Woorman"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 21
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2026-01-28"
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last_action: "2026-05-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/56b56d5f-56c5-4922-a22b-9be884ebcb55"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0564?ys=2026RS"
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source_hash: "aa3d8174ae67aaf20f47f7ef38f8b5dc6124375583ea6f7fc43b4e80548beac0"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland HB 564 (2026) — Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Chapter - Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_547_hb0564e.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled - Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0564e.pdf)
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3. **First - Business Regulation - Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0564f.pdf)
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4. **Third - Pet Cremation and Burial Services - Requirements (Pet Cremation and Burial Services Consumer Protection Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0564t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading — **126–1** (pass) · lower
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- On Third Reading (Amend) — **46–1** (pass) · upper
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- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **132–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Allen — primary (person)
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- Alston — primary (person)
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- Bagnall — primary (person)
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- Behler — primary (person)
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- Bhandari — primary (person)
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- Cardin — primary (person)
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- Chang — primary (person)
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- Cullison — primary (person)
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- D. Jones — primary (person)
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- Ebersole — primary (person)
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- Embry — primary (person)
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- Fair — primary (person)
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- Forbes — primary (person)
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- Guyton — primary (person)
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- Guzzone — primary (person)
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- Hill — primary (person)
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- Hutchinson — primary (person)
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- Kaufman — primary (person)
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- Kipke — primary (person)
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- Lopez — primary (person)
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- Martinez — primary (person)
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- Reilly — primary (person)
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- Rosenberg — primary (person)
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- Ross — primary (person)
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- Ruth — primary (person)
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- S. Johnson — primary (person)
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- Taveras — primary (person)
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- White Holland — primary (person)
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- Woorman — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-01-28** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-03** Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-02-05** Reassigned to Health
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- **2026-02-05** Hearing canceled
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- **2026-02-05** Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-02-05** Hearing canceled
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- **2026-02-05** Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m.
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- **2026-03-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Health `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-03-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2026-03-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-03-05** Referred Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-18** Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2026-04-10** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-13** House Concurs Senate Amendments
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- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2026-04-13** Passed Enrolled
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- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 547 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/56b56d5f-56c5-4922-a22b-9be884ebcb55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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