Maryland Senate Bill 716 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: Passed on May 30 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 611
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting a person who is at least 13 years old, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a nonprofit entity, the State, or any unit or political subdivision of the State from knowingly and intentionally releasing, or causing to be released, a balloon into the atmosphere; prohibiting a person from organizing or participating in a mass balloon release; requiring a person who violates the Act to perform 6 hours of community service or watch a video on environmental damage or both; establishing a $100 civil penalty; etc.

Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere

Sen. Mary Carozza [R]

Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]

Sen. Clarence Lam [D]

2021-04-10 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 100 N: 33 NV: 3 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2021-04-02 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 35 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-01 - Senate - Floor Amendment 583828/1 (Senator Jennings) Rejected (Y: 20 N: 25 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-05-30	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 611
2021-04-12	Senate	Returned Passed
2021-04-10	House	Third Reading Passed (100-33)
2021-04-08	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2021-04-08	House	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
2021-04-06	House	Hearing 4/07 at 1:30 p.m.
2021-04-06	House	Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
2021-04-02	House	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
2021-04-02	Senate	Third Reading Passed (35-12)
2021-04-01	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2021-04-01	Senate	Floor Amendment {133220/1 (Senator Carter) Adopted
2021-04-01	Senate	Floor Amendment {583828/1 (Senator Jennings) Rejected (20-25)
2021-03-31	Senate	Motion Special Order until 4/1 (Senator Zucker) Adopted
2021-03-31	Senate	Floor Amendment {583828/1 (Senator Jennings)
2021-03-31	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {214730/1 Adopted
2021-03-31	Senate	Motion Laid Over (Senator Carter) Adopted
2021-03-31	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {214730/1
2021-03-31	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
2021-02-10	Senate	Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2021-02-03	Senate	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

HB391 (Crossfiled) 2021-05-30 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 610
HB13 (Carry Over) 2020-02-21 - Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Environment	9	2301	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0716?ys=2021RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0716f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0716t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_611_sb0716t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0006/sb0716_21473001.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0006/sb0716_58382801.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/amds/bil_0006/sb0716_13322001.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0716_ehe.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes_comm/sb0716_ent.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0840.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/Senate/0852.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/votes/House/1381.pdf