MD SB740 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 23-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-28 - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Education Health and Environmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Prohibiting a person from engaging in the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of oil or natural gas in the State; repealing a provision of law that requires the Department of the Environment to adopt specified regulations; and repealing a provision of law that prohibits the Department from issuing a specified permit until October 1, 2017.

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Title

Oil and Natural Gas - Hydraulic Fracturing - Prohibition

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-28SenateHearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-03SenateFirst Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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