MD SB873 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-06 - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 5 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-06 - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amending the Maryland Constitution to establish that every person has the right to certain environmental and community standards; authorizing an agency, a political subdivision, or any person that meets certain standing requirements to enforce a certain right; establishing that every person has the right to intervene in an action brought by the State to protect a certain right; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.
Title
Constitutional Amendment - Right to Healthy Environment and Communities
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2018-03-06 | Senate | Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) |
2018-02-05 | Senate | First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings |
Subjects
Constitutional Amendments
Environment
Environmental Health
Environmental Matters
Health
Natural Resources - Generally
Referendum
Environment
Environmental Health
Environmental Matters
Health
Natural Resources - Generally
Referendum