MD HB986 | 2018 | Regular Session

Maryland House Bill 986 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-03-19 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring the Department of General Services to establish certain standards for State buildings to minimize adverse impacts on birds; requiring each building constructed, acquired, or substantially altered by the Department to meet the standards to the extent practicable; requiring the Department to reduce the lighting of existing public buildings in a certain manner; and requiring the Secretary of General Services to adopt certain regulations.

Title

Department of General Services - Bird-Safe Building Standards (Maryland Bird-Safe Buildings Act of 2018)

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-03-19	House	Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
2018-02-20	House	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
2018-02-05	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations and Appropriations

Subjects

Birds
Construction
General Services, Department of
Public Buildings and Facilities
Rules and Regulations
State Government - Regulations and Procedures

Maryland State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0986?ys=2018rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/hb/hb0986f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/fnotes/bil_0006/hb0986.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/votes_comm/hb0986_hgo.pdf