MD HB729 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-01 - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 29 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-01 - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to protect and preserve vernal pools; and requiring the Department to complete a plan for identifying vernal pools in the State.
Title
Department of the Environment - Nontidal Wetlands - Protection of Vernal Pools (Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2024)
Sponsors
| Del. Terri Hill [D] | Del. Susan McComas [R] | Del. Kym Taylor [D] | Del. Jen Terrasa [D] |
| Del. Nicole Williams [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-01 | House | Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-01-29 | House | First Reading Environment and Transportation |
Subjects
Boundaries
Conservation
Environment
Environment, Department of the
Natural Resources
Natural Resources - Generally
Reports
Rivers, Streams, and Lakes
Rules and Regulations
studies
Wetlands
Conservation
Environment
Environment, Department of the
Natural Resources
Natural Resources - Generally
Reports
Rivers, Streams, and Lakes
Rules and Regulations
studies
Wetlands
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0729?ys=2024RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0729f.pdf |
