Environmental Health
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment and Energy - Investment in Communities With Low- to Moderate-Income Households [HB-310]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment, on or before December 1, 2023, to develop certain policies and recommendations to require at least 40% of overall spending on certain programs, projects, or investments to benefit communities with low- to moderate-income households, starting with fiscal year 2025; requiring the Department to conduct public information-gathering sessions in different areas of the State to solicit input; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/27/2023
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Residential Property - Sales Contracts - Disclosures [HB-281]
[Environmental ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Housing ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Requiring a contract for the sale of residential real property located within 0.5 miles of a site listed on the Superfund Enterprise Management System to contain a notice signed by the homeowner of the proximity of the property to the Superfund site to be initialed by the buyer; and establishing that a contract may not be voided because the contract did not contain notice of the proximity of the property to a Superfund site or was not initialed by the buyer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials [HB-284]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
Altering the definition of "organics recycling" to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing a producer responsibility program for packaging materials and to report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2025; requiring the Office of Recycling in the Department of the Environment to procure a statewide recycling needs assessment; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Rereferred To Education, Energy, And The Environment on 04/07/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement [SB-250]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Air Quality ]
[Water ]
Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2024; requiring the Department to provide feedback to each county on or before November 1, 2024; requiring each county to finalize its plan on or before January 1, 2025; and requiring each county to review and update its plan at least once every 3 years.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
First Reading Education, Energy, And The Environment on 01/25/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Motor Vehicles - Noise Limits and Modification of Exhaust Systems and Noise Abatement Devices [HB-304]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Children and Youth ]
Establishing the Sound Measuring Equipment Grant Program in the Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, and Victim Services to provide grants to local law enforcement agencies for the purchase of equipment to measure the sound level of a motor vehicle in operation on a highway; establishing a maximum sound level limit that the Motor Vehicle Administration may set for motor vehicles; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2025, to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $2,000,000 for the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 01/26/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program - Not Subject to Inspection - Fee [HB-312]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Climate Change ]
Establishing a fee of $14 to be collected once every 2 years on each motor vehicle registered in the State that is granted a waiver from, exempted from, or not subject to the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program; and requiring the fee to be deposited in the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund and used to provide rebates on the sale of electric vehicles, purchase electric vehicles, and expand electric vehicle infrastructure.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Statewide Recycling Needs Assessment and Producer Responsibility for Packaging Materials [SB-222]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Altering the definition of "organics recycling" to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials in a certain manner; requiring the Department of the Environment to approve a single producer responsibility organization to represent the interests of producers by October 1, 2023; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing and implementing a producer responsibility program in the State for packaging materials; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 465 on 05/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment - Climate Crisis Plan - Requirement [HB-147]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Water ]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Science ]
[Community Development ]
Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2024; requiring the Department to provide feedback to each county on or before November 1, 2024; requiring each county to finalize its plan on or before January 1, 2025; and requiring each county to review and update its plan at least once every 3 years.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Environment – Products and Packaging – Labeling, Marketing, and Advertising for Recycling [HB-31]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Manufacturing ]
Altering certain plastic resin labeling requirements for rigid plastic containers and plastic bottles to require the "chasing arrows" symbol; altering the capacity of the plastic bottles to which the plastic resin labeling requirements apply; establishing plastic resin labeling requirements for plastic bags; prohibiting the display of a certain symbol on plastic bags, plastic bottles, and rigid plastic containers if the bags, bottles, and containers do not meet certain requirements; prohibiting certain environmental marketing claims; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sara Love
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. (environment And Transportation) on 02/01/2023
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Water Resources Development Act of 2022 [S.4136]
[Water ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Environmental ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
An original bill to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Carper
By Senator Carper From Committee On Environment And Public Works Filed Written Report. Report No. 117-124. on 06/22/2022
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Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act Kidney Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention and Treatment Improvement Act of 2022 Stop HIV in Prison Act Bone Marrow Failure Disease Research and Treatment Act of 2020 Viral Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Control and Prevention Act of 2022 Immigrants’ Mental Health Act of 2022 Menstrual Equity For All Act of 2021 Data to Save Moms Act Sleep and Circadian Rhythm Disorders Health Disparities Act End Tuberculosis Act Universal School Meals Program Act of 2022 [HB-7585]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Food ]
[Immigration ]
[Public Safety ]
To improve the health of minority individuals, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 06/29/2022
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Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons. [HR-1051]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
Expressing support for the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Nutrition, Oversight, And Department Operations. on 04/18/2022
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A resolution recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons. [SR-590]
[Healthcare ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Public Health ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Human Rights ]
A resolution recognizing the designation of the week of April 11 through April 17, 2022, as the fifth annual "Black Maternal Health Week" to bring national attention to the maternal health crisis in the United States and the importance of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women and birthing persons.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker
Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 04/07/2022
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Federal PFAS Research Evaluation Act [HB-7289]
[Environmental ]
[Science ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
To provide for the National Academies to study and report on a Federal research agenda to advance the understanding of PFAS, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Finance and Procurement - Chesapeake Bay Watershed States - Expenses and Contracts (Quit Polluting My Bay Act of 2022) [HB-1470]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring the Standard State Travel Regulations adopted under certain provisions of law to prohibit the reimbursement for travel expenses related to travel to a certain state for which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has identified two or more pollution source sectors at a backstop actions level of oversight; and prohibiting a certain public body from awarding a certain procurement contract for goods or services to a certain business from a certain state under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Rereferred To Environment And Transportation on 03/11/2022
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Environmental Justice Air Quality Monitoring Act of 2022 [HB-6759]
[Environmental ]
[Air Quality ]
[Public Health ]
To require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot program for hyperlocal air quality monitoring projects in environmental justice communities, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And Climate Change. on 02/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Utilities - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs - Alterations [SB-966]
[Energy ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requiring energy efficiency and conservation programs and services provided by gas companies and electric companies to encourage and promote the electrification of certain products and beneficial electrification beginning with calendar year 2024; prohibiting the energy efficiency and conservation programs and services from providing financial assistance for equipment or appliances that use fossil fuel; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Rereferred To Finance on 03/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Projects – Global Warming Potential of Materials (Buy Clean Maryland Act) [SB-961]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Construction ]
[Energy ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Public Safety ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Department of General Services to establish a maximum acceptable global warming potential for certain categories of eligible materials used in certain eligible projects; requiring a unit of State government to specify the eligible materials that will be used in an eligible project in the solicitation for an eligible project; requiring a successful bidder or offeror of an eligible project to submit certain information about each eligible material proposed to be used in an eligible project; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Sarah Elfreth
Rereferred To Budget And Taxation on 03/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Public Utilities – Electric School Bus Pilot Program [SB-948]
[Energy ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Environmental ]
Establishing an electric school bus pilot program; requiring the Public Service Commission to implement and administer the pilot program; authorizing investor-owned electric companies to apply to the Commission to implement an electric school bus pilot program with a participating school system if the pilot program meets certain standards; and authorizing investor-owned electric companies to recover certain costs under the pilot program, subject to the approval of the Commission.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing Canceled on 03/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Wetlands and Waterways Program Division - Permitting for Ecological Restoration Projects - Required Study [SB-945]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Science ]
Requiring the Department of the Environment's Wetlands and Waterways Program Division to study permitting for ecological restoration projects; requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by June 1, 2024; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/08/2022