Maryland House Bill 653 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Passed on April 21 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-21 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 237
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Providing that the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Environmental Trust must allow participants in certain cost-sharing programs to participate in and receive compensation from greenhouse gas markets, carbon credits, or soil carbon programs under certain circumstances; authorizing certain units to enter into pay-for-success contracts with certain aggregators to procure certain environmental outcomes projects or already certified environmental outcomes; etc.

Conservation Finance Act

Del. Sara Love [D]	Del. Regina Boyce [D]	Del. Kumar Barve [D]	Del. Mary Lehman [D]
Del. Dana Stein [D]

2022-04-08 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-16 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 134 N: 5 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-04-21	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 237
2022-04-09	House	Returned Passed
2022-04-08	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2022-04-07	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2022-04-07	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2022-04-07	Senate	Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
2022-03-22	Senate	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
2022-03-16	Senate	Referred Budget and Taxation Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2022-03-16	House	Third Reading Passed (134-5)
2022-03-15	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2022-03-15	House	Favorable with Amendments {153329/1 Adopted
2022-03-14	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
2022-02-02	House	Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2022-01-31	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation

SB348 (Crossfiled) 2022-04-21 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 238
SB737 (Carry Over) 2021-03-24 - Hearing 4/01 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Appropriations)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Agriculture	8	702	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Environment	1	701	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Environment	5	1401	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Environment	5	1402	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Environment	5	1403	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Environment	5	509	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Environment	9	1601	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Environment	9	1602	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Environment	9	1604	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Environment	9	1605	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Environment	9	1605.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Environment	9	1617.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Environment	9	1622	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	1	110	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	3	103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	3	201	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	5	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	5	9A-05	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	8	203.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	8	207	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	8	2A-01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	8	2A-03	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	8	2A-04	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	10A	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	13	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	13	102	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	13	112.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0653?ys=2022RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0653f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0653t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_237_hb0653t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0653_15332901.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/hb0653_ent.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes_comm/hb0653_ehe.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/House/0387.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/votes/Senate/1104.pdf