Maryland Senate Bill 203 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-1)
Status: Engrossed on March 11 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-21 - Hearing canceled
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Altering the standard for achieving a no net loss of forest policy by altering the definition of "no net loss of forest" to mean that 40% of all land in Maryland is covered by forest as determined by data used in the most current Chesapeake Bay Watershed Model; and providing that the Act may not be interpreted to expand, limit, or otherwise disrupt any program conducted in accordance with the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, a municipal separate storm sewer system permit, urban tree canopy goals, or any other local program.

Natural Resources - No Net Loss of Forest - Definition

Sen. Ronald Young [D]	Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]	Sen. Katie Hester [D]
Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]	Sen. Jim Rosapepe [D]	Sen. Mary Washington [D]
Sen. Chris West [R]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. Arthur Ellis [D]	Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]
Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]	Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam [D]	Sen. Obie Patterson [D]

2019-03-11 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (34-13) (Y: 35 N: 14 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-21	House	Hearing canceled
2019-03-18	House	Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-03-12	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation
2019-03-11	Senate	Third Reading Passed (34-13)
2019-03-07	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2019-03-07	Senate	Committee Amendment {814831/1 Adopted
2019-03-06	Senate	Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted
2019-03-06	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {814831/1
2019-03-05	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2019-01-23	Senate	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-01-23	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0203?ys=2019rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0203f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/bills/sb/sb0203t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0203_81483101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/fnotes/bil_0003/sb0203.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes_comm/sb0203_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2019RS/votes/Senate/0453.pdf