MD HB1101 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 535
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Passed on May 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 535
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Providing certain persons standing in environmental and natural resources protection proceedings; authorizing persons that meet standing requirements to bring certain civil actions under certain circumstances; requiring a plaintiff, under certain circumstances, to give certain notice and provide certain documentation to the Department of the Environment and the Attorney General and to file a certain affidavit; authorizing a court to grant certain relief, award certain costs, and impose certain civil penalties; etc.
Title
Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)
Sponsors
| Del. Sara Love [D] | Del. Lorig Charkoudian [D] | Del. Linda Foley [D] | Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D] |
| Del. Jeffrie Long [D] | Del. Sheila Ruth [D] | Del. Vaughn Stewart [D] |
Roll Calls
2024-04-05 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 98 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2024-04-03 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 34 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 100 N: 38 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-04-03 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 34 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 100 N: 38 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-09 | House | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 535 |
| 2024-04-05 | House | Passed Enrolled |
| 2024-04-05 | House | Third Reading Passed (98-35) |
| 2024-04-05 | House | House Concurs Senate Amendments |
| 2024-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (34-13) |
| 2024-04-02 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-04-02 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {573526/1 Adopted |
| 2024-04-02 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2024-03-21 | Senate | Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-03-18 | Senate | Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2024-03-18 | House | Third Reading Passed (100-38) |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Favorable with Amendments {763125/1 Adopted |
| 2024-03-16 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation |
| 2024-02-08 | House | Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-02-07 | House | First Reading Environment and Transportation |
Same As/Similar To
SB653 (Crossfiled) 2024-05-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 536
Subjects
Administrative Agencies
Associations
Attorney General
Attorneys
Attorneys' Fees
Baltimore City
Boundaries
Circuit Courts
Civil Actions
Counties
Environment
Environmental Justice
Environmental Matters
Federal Government
Fees
Judgments
Municipal Corporations
Natural Resources
Natural Resources - Generally
Notices
Penalties and Sentences
Personal Property
Pollution
Postal Service
Rivers, Streams, and Lakes
Safety
Time
Water
Water Pollution
Wetlands
Associations
Attorney General
Attorneys
Attorneys' Fees
Baltimore City
Boundaries
Circuit Courts
Civil Actions
Counties
Environment
Environmental Justice
Environmental Matters
Federal Government
Fees
Judgments
Municipal Corporations
Natural Resources
Natural Resources - Generally
Notices
Penalties and Sentences
Personal Property
Pollution
Postal Service
Rivers, Streams, and Lakes
Safety
Time
Water
Water Pollution
Wetlands
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment | 1 | 901 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Environment | 1 | 902 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Environment | 1 | 903 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Environment | 1 | 904 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Environment | 9 | 344.1 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
