MD HB884 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Passed on May 12 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 339
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-0)
Status: Passed on May 12 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-05-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 339
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring that whenever the Department of Natural Resources identifies an old-growth forest on State conservation land, the land shall be managed in a way that prohibits logging; and providing that nothing in the Act may be interpreted to prohibit the Department from taking certain actions to protect old-growth forest from certain harms subject to certain conditions.
Title
State Conservation Land - Old-Growth Forests - Management
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2022-04-11 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 123 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2022-04-09 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 32 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 123 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2022-04-09 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 32 N: 11 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2022-03-18 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 123 N: 9 NV: 0 Abs: 9) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-12 | House | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 339 |
| 2022-04-11 | House | Passed Enrolled |
| 2022-04-11 | House | Third Reading Passed (123-10) |
| 2022-04-11 | House | House Concurs Senate Amendments |
| 2022-04-09 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (32-11) |
| 2022-04-08 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2022-04-08 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {823525/1 Adopted |
| 2022-04-08 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| 2022-03-22 | Senate | Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2022-03-21 | Senate | Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| 2022-03-18 | House | Third Reading Passed (123-9) |
| 2022-03-17 | House | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2022-03-17 | House | Favorable with Amendments {413326/1 Adopted |
| 2022-03-17 | House | Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation |
| 2022-02-15 | House | Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2022-02-15 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2022-02-09 | House | Hearing 2/25 at 11:00 a.m. |
| 2022-02-07 | House | First Reading Environment and Transportation |
Subjects
Conservation
Construction
Easements
Environmental Trust
Forests and Parks
Natural Resources
Natural Resources - Generally
Natural Resources, Department of
Pest Control
Rural Areas
Sports and Recreation
Time
Weights and Measures
Wildlands
Construction
Easements
Environmental Trust
Forests and Parks
Natural Resources
Natural Resources - Generally
Natural Resources, Department of
Pest Control
Rural Areas
Sports and Recreation
Time
Weights and Measures
Wildlands
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources | 1 | 406 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
