Maryland Senate Bill 137 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on May 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 693
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting, beginning in fiscal year 2023, the Maryland Transit Administration from purchasing buses for the Administration's State transit bus fleet that are not zero-emission buses, subject to a certain exception; authorizing the Administration to purchase alternative-fuel buses under certain circumstances; requiring the Administration, on or before January 1, 2022, and each January 1 thereafter, to submit a report to certain committees of the General Assembly on the implementation of the Act; etc.

Maryland Transit Administration – Conversion to Zero–Emission Buses (Zero–Emission Bus Transition Act)

Sen. Craig Zucker [D]

2021-04-12 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 101 N: 33 NV: 5 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2021-04-09 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-30	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 693
2021-04-12	Senate	Returned Passed
2021-04-12	House	Third Reading Passed (101-33)
2021-04-12	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2021-04-12	House	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
2021-04-10	House	Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
2021-04-09	House	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
2021-04-09	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2021-04-09	Senate	Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day Const/Rule 24 (Senator King) Adopted
2021-04-09	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-04-09	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {554236/1 Adopted
2021-04-09	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2021-01-06	Senate	Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
2021-01-13	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Budget and Taxation
2020-09-15	Senate	Pre-filed

HB334 (Crossfiled) 2021-01-29 - Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
SB423 (Carry Over) 2020-02-05 - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Transportation	7	406	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0137?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0137f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0137t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_693_sb0137t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0007/sb0137_55423601.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0137_ehe.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0137_ent.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/1095.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/1515.pdf