Maryland House Bill 82 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-22 - Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m.
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish that every person has an inalienable right to a healthful environment; declaring that the State's natural resources are the common property of every person and the State is the trustee of the natural and historic resources of the State; establishing that every person has the right to intervene in an action brought by the State or a political subdivision to protect certain rights; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State; etc.

Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights

Del. Wanika Fisher [D]

Del. Erek Barron [D]

Del. Vaughn Stewart [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-22	House	Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-01-13	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation
2020-10-29	House	Pre-filed

SB151 (Crossfiled) 2020-12-28 - Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Declaration of Rights	48		(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0082?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0082f.pdf