Maryland House Bill 363 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 31-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-01-25 - Hearing 2/15 at 1:30 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing the Attorney General to investigate, commence, and prosecute or defend any suit or action that holds accountable a publicly traded entity with a market capitalization greater than $1,000,000,000 or its subsidiaries for tortious or otherwise unlawful conduct that has contributed to climate change; and authorizing the Attorney General to hire outside counsel on a contingency fee basis to assist with an action under the Act if the Attorney General makes a determination that it is in the best interests of the State.

Attorney General - Climate Change Actions - Authorization

Del. Sheila Ruth [D]	Del. Jen Terrasa [D]	Del. Gabriel Acevero [D]	Del. Marlon Amprey [D]
Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Sandy Bartlett [D]	Del. Lisa Belcastro [D]	Del. Regina Boyce [D]
Del. Lorig Charkoudian [D]	Del. Frank Conaway [D]	Del. Eric Ebersole [D]	Del. Jessica Feldmark [D]
Del. Diana Fennell [D]	Del. Wanika Fisher [D]	Del. Linda Foley [D]	Del. Catherine Forbes [D]
Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D]	Del. Michele Guyton [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Mary Lehman [D]
Del. Jazz Lewis [D]	Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. Sara Love [D]	Del. Eric Luedtke [D]
Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]	Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Stephanie Smith [D]	Del. Jared Solomon [D]
Del. Dana Stein [D]	Del. Vaughn Stewart [D]	Del. Nicole Williams [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-01-25	House	Hearing 2/15 at 1:30 p.m.
2022-01-19	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations

HB363 (Carry Over) 2022-01-25 - Hearing 2/15 at 1:30 p.m.
HB1078 (Carry Over) 2021-02-12 - Hearing 3/10 at 1:30 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Environment	1	306	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0363?ys=2022RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0363f.pdf