Maryland House Bill 715 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-03-09 - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting the State and certain units and instrumentalities of the State from using any appropriation for a magnetic levitation transportation system in the State; prohibiting a public or private entity that receives money from the State from authorizing a permit or giving any other form of approval for a magnetic levitation transportation system in the State; and prohibiting a proposal for a magnetic levitation transportation system from using a certain right-of-way or track owned or operated by certain railroad companies.

Prohibited Appropriations - Magnetic Levitation Transport

Del. Nicole Williams [D]	Del. Mike Rogers [D]	Del. Sandy Bartlett [D]	Del. Mark Chang [D]
Del. Anne Healey [D]	Del. Geraldine Valentino-Smith [D]	Sen. Alonzo Washington [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-09	House	Unfavorable Report by Appropriations; Withdrawn
2020-02-12	House	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing canceled (Environment and Transportation)
2020-02-03	House	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) and Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
2020-01-31	House	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
2020-01-30	House	First Reading Appropriations and Environment and Transportation

SB253 (Crossfiled) 2020-01-28 - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
State Finance and Procurement	7	240	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0715?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0715f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0715_app.pdf