Maryland Senate Bill 151 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-28 - Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)
Pending: Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish that every person has an inalienable right to a healthful environment; declaring that the State's natural resources are the common property of every person and the State is the trustee of the natural and historic resources of the State; establishing that every person has the right to intervene in an action brought by the State or a political subdivision of the State to protect certain rights; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State; etc.

Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights

Sen. Obie Patterson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-28	Senate	Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)
2021-01-13	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-10-29	Senate	Pre-filed

HB82 (Crossfiled) 2020-12-22 - Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Declaration of Rights	48		(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0151?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0151f.pdf