Maryland Senate Bill 253 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-28 - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
Pending: Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting the State and certain units and instrumentalities of the State from using any appropriation for a magnetic levitation transportation system in the State; prohibiting a public or private entity that receives money from the State from authorizing a permit or giving any other form of approval for a magnetic levitation transportation system in the State; and prohibiting a proposal for a magnetic levitation transportation system from using certain rights-of-way or track owned or operated by Amtrak or CSX transportation.

State Finance and Procurement - Prohibited Appropriations - Magnetic Levitation Transportation System

Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]

Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]

Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-28	Senate	Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
2020-01-28	Senate	Hearing canceled (Budget and Taxation)
2020-01-21	Senate	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
2020-01-21	Senate	Hearing canceled (Budget and Taxation)
2020-01-21	Senate	Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
2020-01-20	Senate	First Reading Budget and Taxation and Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

HB715 (Crossfiled) 2020-03-09 - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations; Withdrawn

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
State Finance and Procurement	7	240	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0253?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0253f.pdf