MD HB472 | 2019 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-03-11 - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-03-11 - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish that every person has the right to a certain clean and healthy environment; authorizing the State, a political subdivision, and any person to enforce certain rights; establishing that every person has the right to intervene in an action brought by the State or a political subdivision of the State to protect certain rights; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection, etc.
Title
Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2019-03-11 | House | Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation; Withdrawn |
2019-02-05 | House | Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. |
2019-02-01 | House | First Reading Environment and Transportation |
Subjects
Conservation
Constitutional Amendments
Counties
Environment
Environmental Matters
Human Rights
Municipal Corporations
Natural Resources
Natural Resources - Generally
Referendum
Constitutional Amendments
Counties
Environment
Environmental Matters
Human Rights
Municipal Corporations
Natural Resources
Natural Resources - Generally
Referendum