Maryland House Bill 391 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)
Status: Passed on May 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 610
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person who is at least 13 years old, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a nonprofit entity, the State, or any unit or political subdivision of the State from knowingly and intentionally releasing, or causing to be released, a balloon into the atmosphere, with certain exceptions; prohibiting a person from organizing or participating in a mass balloon release of 10 or more balloons; requiring a certain unit of a local government with delegated enforcement authority to report certain violations; etc.

Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere

Del. Wayne Hartman [R]	Del. Regina Boyce [D]	Del. Steven Arentz [R]	Del. Jessica Feldmark [D]
Del. Ken Kerr [D]	Del. Mary Ann Lisanti [D]	Del. Sara Love [D]

2021-04-08 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 103 N: 35 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-04-06 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 41 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-02-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 94 N: 34 NV: 4 Abs: 8) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-30	House	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 610
2021-04-08	House	Passed Enrolled
2021-04-08	House	Third Reading Passed (103-35)
2021-04-08	House	House Concurs Senate Amendments
2021-04-06	Senate	Third Reading Passed (41-6)
2021-04-05	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-04-05	Senate	Floor Amendment {903328/1 (Senator Lam) Adopted
2021-04-05	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {194539/1 (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee) Adopted
2021-03-31	Senate	Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted
2021-03-31	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {194539/1
2021-03-31	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2021-02-17	Senate	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2021-02-16	House	Third Reading Passed (94-34)
2021-02-11	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-02-11	House	Favorable with Amendments {930110/1 Adopted
2021-02-05	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
2020-12-22	House	Hearing 1/15 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-13	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation
2020-09-22	House	Pre-filed

SB28 (Carry Over) 2020-02-12 - Referred Environment and Transportation
SB716 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 611

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Environment	9	2301	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0391?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0391f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0391t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0391e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_610_hb0391e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0001/hb0391_93011001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0001/hb0391_19453901.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0001/hb0391_90332801.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0391_ent.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/hb0391_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/0118.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0929.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/1212.pdf