MD HB24 | 2024 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB840

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 18 2024 - 50% progression
Action: 2024-03-18 - Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Pending: Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring the Department of the Environment to perform a certain environmental justice evaluation of certain environmental permit applications under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department to take certain actions on certain environmental permit applications based on certain findings to address environmental concerns; requiring the Department to maintain a publicly accessible website, part of a website, or application that identifies pending permit applications with specific census tracts; etc.

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Title

Department of the Environment - Environmental Justice Evaluation of Environmental Permit Applications

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2024-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 102 N: 37 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2024-03-18SenateReferred Education, Energy, and the Environment
2024-03-18HouseThird Reading Passed (102-37)
2024-03-16HouseSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-03-16HouseFavorable with Amendments {293828/1 Adopted
2024-03-16HouseFavorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
2024-01-23HouseHearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
2024-01-23HouseHearing canceled (Environment and Transportation)
2024-01-18HouseHearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
2024-01-10HouseFirst Reading Environment and Transportation and Economic Matters
2023-10-03HousePre-filed

Same As/Similar To

HB840 (Carry Over) 2023-02-13 - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
SB96 (Crossfiled) 2024-02-09 - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
Environment1601(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment1701(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment1702(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment1-7A01(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment1-7A2(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment1-7A3(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment1-7A4(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment1-7A5(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment2107(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment21305(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment7218(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment7219(n/a)See Bill Text
Environment9320(n/a)See Bill Text

Maryland State Sources


Bill Comments

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