MD SB268 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on April 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 80
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on April 9 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-09 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 80
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
Altering the enforcement and after-the-fact application approval procedures required as minimum elements of a local jurisdiction's Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Program to apply to all critical area violations; repealing the 30-day waiting period with which the Chair of the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays must comply before referring certain enforcement matters to the Attorney General; and expanding the authority of the Attorney General to take certain equitable actions.
Title
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Program - Enforcement
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2024-04-04 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 104 N: 35 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 35 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2024-02-27 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 35 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-09 | Senate | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 80 |
| 2024-04-04 | Senate | Returned Passed |
| 2024-04-04 | House | Third Reading Passed (104-35) |
| 2024-04-03 | House | Second Reading Passed |
| 2024-04-03 | House | Favorable Adopted |
| 2024-04-03 | House | Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| 2024-03-21 | House | Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-02-28 | House | Referred Environment and Transportation |
| 2024-02-27 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (35-10) |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Second Reading Passed |
| 2024-02-21 | Senate | Favorable Adopted |
| 2024-02-19 | Senate | Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2024-01-11 | Senate | Hearing 1/31 at 2:00 p.m. |
| 2024-01-10 | Senate | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2023-09-15 | Senate | Pre-filed |
Subjects
Attorney General
Chesapeake Bay
Coastal Bays
Committees and Commissions
Environmental Matters
Natural Resources - Generally
Penalties and Sentences
Pollution
Chesapeake Bay
Coastal Bays
Committees and Commissions
Environmental Matters
Natural Resources - Generally
Penalties and Sentences
Pollution
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources | 8 | 1808 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Natural Resources | 8 | 1815 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
