Maryland House Bill 1456 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: Passed on May 15 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-05-15 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 626
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Expanding the definition of "offshore drilling activity" to mean the exploration, development, production or transportation of oil or gas on or under the outer continental shelf; establishing that an offshore drilling activity is an ultrahazardous and abnormally dangerous activity; establishing that a person that causes a spill of oil or gas while engaged in an offshore drilling activity is strictly liable for certain damages; providing that provisions concerning a certain bond do not apply to a judgment in a certain civil action; etc.

Offshore Drilling Liability Act

Del. Kumar Barve [D]	Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]	Del. Alfred Carr [D]	Del. Bob Flanagan [R]
Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D]	Del. James Gilchrist [D]	Del. Anne Healey [D]	Del. Marvin Holmes [D]
Del. Jay Jalisi [D]	Del. Tony Knotts [D]	Del. Stephen Lafferty [D]	Del. Andrew Platt [D]
Del. Shane Robinson [D]	Del. Dana Stein [D]

2018-03-30 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 47 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2018-03-27 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (115-21) (Y: 116 N: 22 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2018-03-14 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (115-22) (Y: 116 N: 23 NV: 2 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-05-15	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 626
2018-04-05	House	Passed Enrolled
2018-04-05	House	Third Reading Passed (115-21)
2018-04-05	House	House Concur - Senate Amendments
2018-04-04	Senate	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
2018-04-03	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2018-04-03	Senate	Floor Amendment {423121/1 (Senator Zirkin) Adopted
2018-04-03	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {548173/1 Report Adopted
2018-04-02	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2018-03-19	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
2018-03-19	House	Third Reading Passed (115-22)
2018-03-16	House	Second Reading Passed
2018-03-16	House	Favorable Report Adopted
2018-03-16	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2018-03-07	House	Hearing 3/07 at 1:00 p.m. (Judiciary)
2018-02-09	House	First Reading Judiciary and Environment and Transportation

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1456?ys=2018rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/hb/hb1456f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/hb/hb1456t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/hb/hb1456e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/Chapters_noln/CH_626_hb1456e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/amds/bil_0006/hb1456_42312101.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/amds/bil_0006/hb1456_54817301.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/fnotes/bil_0006/hb1456.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/hb1456_jud.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/hb1456_env.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/House/0624.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/hb1456_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/Senate/1097.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes/House/1140.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/ag_letters/hb1456.pdf