Maryland House Bill 449 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 41-0)
Status: Passed on May 30 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 481
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring the Department of the Environment, on or before October 1, 2016, to adopt regulations to provide for the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas in the State; prohibiting specified regulations adopted by the Department from becoming effective until October 1, 2017; prohibiting the Department from issuing a permit to authorize the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas in the State until October 1, 2017; etc.

Environment - Hydraulic Fracturing - Regulations

Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D]	Del. Shane Robinson [D]	Del. Curtis Anderson [D]	Del. Angela Angel [D]
Del. Vanessa Atterbeary [D]	Del. Charles Barkley [D]	Del. Ben Barnes [D]	Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]
Del. Alfred Carr [D]	Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Eric Ebersole [D]	Del. Barbara Frush [D]
Del. Ana Gutierrez [D]	Del. Anne Healey [D]	Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]
Del. Sheila Hixson [D]	Del. Marvin Holmes [D]	Del. Carolyn Howard [D]	Sen. Ariana Kelly [D]
Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Del. Brooke Lierman [D]	Del. Eric Luedtke [D]	Del. Aruna Miller [D]
Del. David Moon [D]	Del. Marice Morales [D]	Del. Dan Morhaim [D]	Sen. Nathaniel Oaks [D]
Del. Joseline Pena-Melnyk [D]	Del. Shane Pendergrass [D]	Del. Andrew Platt [D]	Del. Kirill Reznik [D]
Sen. Barbara Robinson [D]	Sen. William Smith [D]	Del. Frank Turner [D]	Del. Kriselda Valderrama [D]
Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]	Sen. Alonzo Washington [D]	Sen. Mary Washington [D]	Del. C.T. Wilson [D]
Sen. Karen Lewis Young [D]

2015-04-04 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (103-33) (Y: 103 N: 33 NV: 2 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2015-03-31 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (45-2) (Y: 45 N: 2 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-22 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (93-45) (Y: 93 N: 45 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2015-03-21 - House - House Floor - Floor Amendment (Beitzel) {653624/1 Rejected (52-84) (Y: 52 N: 84 NV: 4 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2015-03-21 - House - House Floor - Floor Amendment (Buckel01) {673227/1 Rejected (41-93) (Y: 41 N: 93 NV: 6 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2015-03-21 - House - House Floor - Floor Amendment (Beitzel) {363920/1 Rejected (50-88) (Y: 50 N: 88 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2015-03-21 - House - House Floor - Floor Amendment (Impallaria) {303124/1 Rejected (47-92) (Y: 47 N: 92 NV: 1 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2015-03-21 - House - House Floor - Floor Amendment (McKay01) {303425/1 Rejected (43-95) (Y: 43 N: 95 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2015-03-21 - House - House Floor - Floor Amendment (Beitzel) {903121/1 Rejected (47-93) (Y: 47 N: 93 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2015-03-21 - House - House Floor - Floor Amendment (Beitzel) {593620/1 Rejected (49-88) (Y: 49 N: 88 NV: 3 Abs: 1) [FAIL]
2015-03-21 - House - House Floor - Floor Amendment (Beitzel) {183028/2 Rejected (47-93) (Y: 47 N: 93 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-05-30	House	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 481
2015-04-10	House	Passed Enrolled
2015-04-10	House	Third Reading Passed (103-33)
2015-04-10	House	House Concur - Senate Amendments
2015-04-07	Senate	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-2)
2015-04-06	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2015-04-06	Senate	Floor Amendment (Senator Conway) {463528/1 Adopted
2015-04-06	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {214533/1 Report Adopted
2015-04-06	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2015-03-31	Senate	Hearing cancelled
2015-03-31	Senate	Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-03-25	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2015-03-24	House	Third Reading Passed (93-45)
2015-03-23	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2015-03-23	House	Floor Amendment (Delegate Beitzel) {653624/1 Rejected (52-84)
2015-03-23	House	Floor Amendment (Delegate Buckel) {673227/1 Rejected (41-93)
2015-03-23	House	Floor Amendment (Delegate Beitzel) {363920/1 Rejected (50-88)
2015-03-23	House	Floor Amendment (Delegate Impallaria) {303124/1 Rejected (47-92)
2015-03-23	House	Floor Amendment (Delegate McKay) {303425/1 Rejected (43-95)
2015-03-23	House	Floor Amendment (Delegate Beitzel) {903121/1 Rejected (47-93)
2015-03-23	House	Floor Amendment (Delegate Beitzel) {593620/1 Rejected (49-88)
2015-03-23	House	Floor Amendment (Delegate Beitzel) {183028/2 Rejected (47-93)
2015-03-23	House	Special Order until later today (Delegate Beitzel) Adopted
2015-03-23	House	Favorable with Amendments {110711/1 Report Adopted
2015-03-20	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
2015-03-11	House	Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-09	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0449?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0449f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0449t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/hb/hb0449e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/Chapters_noln/CH_481_hb0449e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0449_11071101.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0449_18302802.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0449_30312401.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0449_30342501.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0449_36392001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0449_59362001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0449_65362401.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0449_67322701.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0449_90312101.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0449_21453301.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0009/hb0449_46352801.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0009/hb0449.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0449_env.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/hb0449_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0449,h-0564&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0449,h-0565&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0449,h-0566&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0449,h-0567&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0449,h-0568&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0449,h-0569&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0449,h-0570&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0449,h-0571&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0449,h-0615&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0449,s-0787&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb0449,h-0929&stab=02&ys=2015RS