Maryland Senate Bill 234 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: Passed on May 25 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-25 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 602
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring a person that is subject to the Forest Conservation Act to demonstrate that appropriate credits generated by a forest mitigation bank in the same county or watershed are not available before the person may pay money to a State or local forest conservation fund to meet certain requirements; prohibiting a local authority from collecting money into its forest conservation fund unless it has submitted to the Department of Natural Resources the mitigation plan and accounting procedures; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

Natural Resources - State and Local Forest Conservation Funds

Sen. Ronald Young [D]	Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. Melony Griffith [D]
Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. Mary Washington [D]
Sen. Chris West [R]	Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Sen. Arthur Ellis [D]	Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam [D]
Sen. Obie Patterson [D]	Sen. Bryan Simonaire [R]

2019-03-27 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-03-21 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (120-15) (Y: 120 N: 15 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2019-02-28 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 48 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-25	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 602
2019-04-02	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2019-04-02	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2019-04-02	Senate	Senate Concur - House Amendments
2019-03-29	House	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (120-15)
2019-03-27	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-27	House	Favorable with Amendments {550012/1 Report Adopted
2019-03-27	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
2019-03-19	House	Hearing canceled
2019-03-18	House	Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-03-01	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation
2019-02-28	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2019-02-26	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-02-26	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {104638/1 Report Adopted
2019-02-25	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2019-01-29	Senate	Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-01-25	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0234?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0234f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0234t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0234e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/Chapters_noln/CH_602_sb0234e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0004/sb0234_10463801.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0004/sb0234_55001201.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0004/sb0234.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0234_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0329.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0234_ent.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/House/1009.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0941.pdf