Maryland Senate Bill 28 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 11 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-12 - Referred Environment and Transportation
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [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, or organizing the release of, a balloon into the atmosphere, with certain exceptions; requiring a certain unit, officer, or official of a local government with delegated enforcement authority to report certain violations; establishing a civil penalty of $250 for a violation of the Act; etc.

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

Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]	Sen. Katie Hester [D]	Sen. Mary Carozza [R]
Sen. Ronald Young [D]

2020-02-11 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 38 N: 8 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2020-02-07 - Senate - Floor Amendment 653325/1 (Senator Lam) Adopted (Y: 36 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-12	House	Referred Environment and Transportation
2020-02-11	Senate	Third Reading Passed (38-8)
2020-02-07	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-02-07	Senate	Floor Amendment {653325/1 (Senator Lam) Adopted (36-10)
2020-02-07	Senate	Floor Amendment {223226/1 (Senator Jennings) Withdrawn
2020-02-06	Senate	Motion Laid Over (Senator Pinsky) Adopted
2020-02-06	Senate	Floor Amendment {223226/1 (Senator Jennings)
2020-02-06	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Adopted
2020-02-05	Senate	Motion Special Order until 2/6 (Senator Jennings) Adopted
2020-02-05	Senate	Favorable
2020-02-04	Senate	Motion Special Order until 2/5 (Senator Hough) Adopted
2020-02-04	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2020-02-04	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {984332/1
2020-02-03	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-01-08	Senate	Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-08	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2019-07-14	Senate	Pre-filed

SB28 (Carry Over) 2020-02-12 - Referred Environment and Transportation
HB13 (Crossfiled) 2020-02-21 - Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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/SB0028?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0028f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0028t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0028_98433201.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0028_22322601.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0028_65332501.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0028_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0196.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0215.pdf