Maryland Senate Bill 350 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on May 18 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-18 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 177
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Repealing the authority of the Department of Natural Resources to establish Aquaculture Enterprise Zones and issue leases within those zones for shellfish aquaculture; authorizing the Department to issue enterprise leases under certain circumstances for the cultivation of native or naturalized species of aquatic plants; prohibiting the Department from issuing an enterprise lease for the cultivation of nonnative species; requiring an applicant for a lease to pay an application fee; establishing a maximum lease term of 5 years; etc.

Natural Resources - Aquaculture - Leases

Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee

2021-04-07 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-05 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 137 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2021-01-29 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-18	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 177
2021-04-07	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2021-04-07	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2021-04-07	Senate	Senate Concurs House Amendments
2021-04-05	House	Third Reading Passed (137-0)
2021-04-02	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-04-02	House	Favorable with Amendments {780010/1 Adopted
2021-04-02	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
2021-03-12	House	Hearing 3/24 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-02-02	House	Referred Environment and Transportation
2021-01-29	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2021-01-26	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-01-26	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {644331/1 Adopted
2021-01-26	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2021-01-05	Senate	Hearing 1/14 at 2:00 p.m.
2021-01-05	Senate	Hearing canceled
2020-12-29	Senate	Hearing 1/14 at 3:00 p.m.
2021-01-13	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-09-23	Senate	Pre-filed

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Natural Resources	4	11A-01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	4	11A-05	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0350?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0350f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0350t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0350e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_177_sb0350e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0000/sb0350_64433101.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0000/sb0350_78001001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0350_ehe.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0350_ent.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0119.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/1055.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0969.pdf