Maryland House Bill 1209 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-13 - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requiring the Department of the Environment to publish a statewide flood risk assessment map projected to the year 2050, educate the public on certain information, and establish a certain model floodplain ordinance by July 1, 2024; requiring certain units of local government to submit to the Department for review a proposed floodplain ordinance by July 1, 2025; and requiring the Department to approve a proposed ordinance or provide notice of certain revisions to the ordinance on or before September 1, 2025.

Environment – Flood Control – Flood Risk Assessment and Model Ordinance (Climate Ready Floodplain Act of 2023)

Del. Mary Lehman [D]	Del. Julian Ivey [D]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Sheila Ruth [D]
Del. Jared Solomon [D]	Del. Vaughn Stewart [D]	Del. Deni Taveras [D]	Del. Jen Terrasa [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-13	House	Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-02-10	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Environment	5	701.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1209?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb1209f.pdf