Environmental Health
Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products - Fees, Coordinating Committee, and Regulations [SB-425]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Mining ]
[Public Health ]
Altering the factors that the Department of the Environment is required to consider in establishing a certain fee; requiring the Department to use certain excess fees collected from certain generators of coal combustion by-products for certain purposes; establishing the Statewide Coal Combustion By-Products Coordinating Committee to share information, monitoring results, and certain remedial actions with respect to certain coal combustion by-product sites; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 529 on 05/13/2025
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Gettr Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Food Deserts Workgroup - Establishment [SB-353]
[Food ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
[Healthcare ]
Establishing the Food Deserts Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding solutions to eliminate food deserts in the State; and requiring the Workgroup to report its key findings and recommended solutions to eliminate food deserts by November 1, 2025, to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 2/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/22/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Climate Change - Attorney General Actions, Climate Change Restitution Fund, and Climate Change Restitution Fund Advisory Council [HB-340]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, commence, and prosecute or defend any suit or action that holds certain entities accountable for tortious or otherwise unlawful conduct that has contributed to climate change; establishing the Climate Change Restitution Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; establishing the Climate Change Restitution Fund Advisory Council to provide information to the Governor, the Attorney General, and the General Assembly on climate change and the distribution of the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/21/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Alterations [SB-188]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the projects eligible for funding under the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program; altering the applicants eligible to apply for funding for certain projects under the Program; altering requirements for projects to purchase or install license readers; repealing certain requirements for projects to purchase or install camera networks; repealing minimum and maximum grant amounts under the Program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program Fund.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/29 At 10:30 A.m. on 01/14/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports [SB-149]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Air Quality ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Commerce, to conduct a study to assess the total cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State and report certain findings to certain committees on or before December 1, 2026, on the total assessed cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State based on the findings of a certain study; authorizing the Comptroller to hire a consultant to conduct the study; and requiring the report to include certain information and calculations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation - Total Assessed Cost of Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Study and Reports [HB-128]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Comptroller, in coordination with the Department of the Environment and the Department of Commerce, to conduct a study to assess the total cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State and report certain findings to certain committees by December 1, 2026, on the total assessed cost of greenhouse gas emissions in the State based on the findings of the study; authorizing the Comptroller to hire a consultant to conduct the study; and requiring the report to include certain information and calculations.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/16/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program and Fund - Alterations [HB-172]
[Community Development ]
[Crime ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Altering the projects eligible for funding under the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program; altering the applicants eligible to apply for funding for certain projects under the Program; altering requirements for projects to purchase or install license readers; repealing certain requirements for projects to purchase or install camera networks; repealing minimum and maximum grant amounts under the Program; and expanding the authorized uses of the Community Health and Safety Works Grant Program Fund.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
2024 Safe Drinking Water Act [SB-832]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Environmental ]
2024 Safe Drinking Water Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Gale Adcock
Passed 1st Reading on 05/06/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
Funds/Water Filtration Grants [SB-884]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Funds/Water Filtration Grants
Sponsored by: Sen. Sydney Batch
Withdrawn From Com on 05/07/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
GSC Moral Turpitude/Occupational Licensure [HB-938]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
GSC Moral Turpitude/Occupational Licensure
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Davis
Regular Message Sent To Senate on 06/06/2024
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North Carolina 2023-2024 Session
GSC Technical Corrections 2024 [HB-917]
GSC Technical Corrections 2024
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Davis
Withdrawn From Com on 05/30/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products [SB-1122]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to submit certain reports and plans to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program in the Department of Natural Resources on or before certain dates; requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to conduct a drinking water survey by September 30, 2025, and submit a report of the survey to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program by December 31, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Office of Recycling - Mattress Stewardship Program - Establishment [HB-1355]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2029, a person from disposing of a mattress in a landfill, subject to certain exceptions; prohibiting, on and after January 1, 2029, a person from disposing of a mattress in an incinerator, subject to a certain exception; requiring certain producers of mattresses sold at retail in the State or a certain representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Mattress Stewardship Program in the Department of the Environment for approval on or before July 1, 2025; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Public Service Commission - Electricity Generation Facilities - Premature Retirement (Keep the Lights On Act) [HB-1315]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to consider certain factors before authorizing or approving any agreement related to the premature retirement of an electricity generation facility; establishing a rebuttable presumption that an electricity generation facility should not be prematurely retired; and prohibiting the Commission from authorizing or approving an agreement related to the premature retirement of an electricity generation facility under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environmental Justice - Identification of and Investment in Overburdened and Underserved Communities - Report [HB-1375]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment to submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly on or before December 31, 2024, relating to the identification of overburdened and underserved communities, the percentage of spending for certain investments that benefited overburdened and underserved communities during the prior fiscal year within certain governmental entities, and certain recommendations on improving the identification of and provision of assistance to overburdened and underserved communities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/11/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Responding to Emergency Needs From Extreme Weather (RENEW) Act of 2024 [HB-1438]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Payment Program in the Department of the Environment to secure payments from certain businesses that extract fossil fuels or refine petroleum products in order to provide a source of revenue for State efforts to adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change and to address the health impacts of climate change on vulnerable populations; establishing the Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Fund to support efforts to mitigate climate change; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
First Reading Economic Matters And Environment And Transportation on 02/09/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund and Grant Programs - Established [HB-1318]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Food ]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the On-Farm Organics Diversion and Recycling Grant Program in the Department of Agriculture to award grants to eligible entities for on-farm organics recycling and compost use, wasted food prevention, and food rescue; establishing the Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund and requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credited to the Fund; establishing the Wasted Food Reduction and Diversion Grant Program in the Department of the Environment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/21/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Wetlands and Waterways Program - Stream Restoration Projects [HB-1284]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Community Development ]
Repealing an exemption for stream restoration projects from certain application fees for certain projects that impact a wetland or waterway; requiring a person applying for a wetlands and waterways authorization for a stream restoration project associated with achieving restoration goals to include in the authorization application certain objectives, standards, and plans; requiring the Department of the Environment to conduct a certain community engagement process before issuing a certain authorization; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Polyvinyl Chloride and Chlorinated Polyvinyl Water Piping - Prohibition [HB-1241]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Construction ]
Prohibiting a person from using certain polyvinyl chloride or chlorinated polyvinyl chloride piping in the installation, repair, or replacement of a water pipe or plumbing intended to dispense water for human consumption beginning January 1, 2025; and establishing the Water Pipe Safety Workgroup.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Ruth
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/19/2024
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Maryland 2024 Regular Session
Environment - Wood Vaults - Authorization and Permit Requirements [HB-1250]
[Environmental ]
[Agriculture ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizing a landowner whose land is subject to an agricultural land preservation easement to use the land for the construction and use of a certain wood vault under certain circumstances; requiring a person to have a permit issued by the Secretary of the Environment before the person installs, materially alters, or materially extends a certain wood vault; applying certain provisions of law relating to permit requirements for certain facilities, including landfills, to a certain wood vault; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jennifer Terrasa
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/11/2024