Maryland Senate Bill 491 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2020 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-02-24 - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person from allowing bamboo to grow without proper upkeep or spread onto adjoining property or public rights-of-way; requiring the Secretary of Agriculture to provide written notice to a certain person under certain circumstances; requiring a certain person to dispose of or contain bamboo in a certain manner on written notice from the Secretary; providing for certain civil penalties for a certain violation; authorizing a governing body of a county to adopt certain rules and regulations; etc.

Regulation of Invasive Plants - Bamboo - Prohibitions

Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-24	Senate	Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2020-01-30	Senate	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-29	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Agriculture	5	101	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Agriculture	5	302	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Agriculture	5	303	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Agriculture	5	306	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Local Government	13	412	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0491?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0491f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0491_ehe.pdf