| MD | SB741 | Pass | Providing that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for regulations issued by the Department of the Environment, no provision of the State building code or other law or regulation may prohibit or otherwise limit the use of a refrigeran...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 723 |
| MD | SB611 | Pass | Establishing the Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit of the Office of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute cases against persons that violate State criminal environmental and natural resources laws; requiring, on or before No...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 689 |
| MD | HB874 | Pass | Establishing the Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit of the Office of the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute cases against persons that violate State criminal environmental and natural resources laws; and requiring the Attorney...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 690 |
| MD | HB1011 | Pass | Providing that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, except for regulations issued by the Department of the Environment, no provision of the State building code or other law or regulation may prohibit or otherwise limit the use of a refrigeran...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 722 |
| MD | HB11 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations by December 31, 2026, to identify additional standards for water quality testing; requiring the Department, subject to certain funding and in consultation with the Department of Informa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 587 |
| MD | SB158 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with certain State and federal agencies, to study the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pesticides in the State; and requiring the Department to report its findings...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 485 |
| MD | SB222 | Pass | Altering the definition of "organics recycling" to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials in a certain manner; requiring the Department of the Environment to approve a single producer responsibility organization to represen...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 465 |
| MD | HB253 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to exempt an on-farm composting facility from the requirement to obtain a permit if the on-farm composting facility uses 10,000 square feet of area or less for active food scrap compost...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 521 |
| MD | HB319 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with certain State and federal agencies, to study the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in pesticides in the State; and requiring the Department to report its findings...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 486 |
| MD | SB246 | Pass | Authorizing the governing body of Wicomico County to create a sanitary district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 510 |
| MD | SB262 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to exempt an on-farm composting facility from the requirement to obtain a permit if the on-farm composting facility uses 10,000 square feet of area or less for active food scrap compost...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 520 |
| MD | SB256 | Pass | Prohibiting the setting on fire or burning of oriented strand board for certain fire-fighting training; and establishing an administrative penalty not exceeding $500 for a first violation of the Act and a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for a seco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 579 |
| MD | HB470 | Pass | Prohibiting the setting on fire or burning of oriented strand board for certain fire-fighting training; and establishing an administrative penalty not exceeding $500 for a first violation of the Act and a civil penalty not exceeding $1,000 for a seco...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 580 |
| MD | SB471 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to review and update specifications for sediment control plans in a certain manner on or before December 1, 2025, and every 5 years thereafter; prohibiting the Department from authorizing the discharge of s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 547 |
| MD | SB483 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations by December 31, 2026 to identify additional standards for water quality testing; requiring the Department, subject to certain funding, and in consultation with the Department of Informa...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 586 |
| MD | SB830 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment and the Maryland Department of Health, in conjunction with the Board of Environmental Health Specialists, to conduct a study on staffing needs for environmental health specialists in local health department...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 577 |
| MD | HB1004 | Pass | Authorizing the governing body of Wicomico County to create a sanitary district.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 509 |
| MD | HB976 | Pass | Establishing the Workgroup on Mold Standards and Remediation to study information on mold assessment and remediation to determine the best practices for identifying mold, preventing the development of mold within indoor environments, and remediating ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 347 |
| MD | SB407 | Pass | Establishing the Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program in the Department of the Environment for the purpose of authorizing the regulated use of reclaimed water as a source for drinking water treatment facilities; providing for the issuance of potable ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 123 |
| MD | HB586 | Pass | Requiring each unit of State government to include certain specifications for certain products produced from recycled or organic materials when establishing procurement specifications for compost, mulch, or other soil amendments or aggregate; requiri...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170 |
| MD | SB782 | Pass | Requiring each unit of State government to include certain specifications for certain products produced from recycled or organic materials when establishing procurement specifications for compost, mulch, or other soil amendments or aggregate; and req...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 169 |
| MD | HB848 | Pass | Establishing the Indirect Potable Reuse Pilot Program in the Department of the Environment for the purpose of authorizing the regulated use of reclaimed water as a source for drinking water treatment facilities; providing for the issuance of potable ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 122 |
| MD | HB843 | Pass | Establishing the Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force to study approaches to water and wastewater governance in the Baltimore region; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Mayor of Baltimore City, th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 179 |
| MD | SB880 | Pass | Establishing the Baltimore Regional Water Governance Task Force to study approaches to water and wastewater governance in the Baltimore region; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the Mayor of Baltimore City, th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 178 |
| MD | SB224 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations on or before December 1, 2023, establishing requirements for the sale of new zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; requiring the Department, in consultation with certain units ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-21
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 96 |
| MD | HB230 | Pass | Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations on or before December 1, 2023, establishing requirements for the sale of new zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in the State; defining a "heavy-duty vehicle" as one with a gr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-21
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 97 |
| MD | SB7 | Pass | Altering the composition of the State Board of On-Site Wastewater Professionals; clarifying and altering the distribution of certain fees and penalties; and clarifying the application of certain license requirements and penalties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-11
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 67 |
| MD | HB30 | Pass | Altering the composition of the State Board of On-Site Wastewater Professionals; clarifying and altering the distribution of certain fees and penalties; and clarifying the application of certain license requirements and penalties.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-11
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 66 |
| MD | HB161 | Pass | Prohibiting the Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority from issuing bonds beginning June 1, 2023; requiring the Department of Legislative Services to evaluate the Authority providing enough detail for the General Assembly to determine whether th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-11
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 68 |
| MD | SB718 | Pass | Altering determination and recordation deadlines for the Voluntary Cleanup Program.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-11
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 65 |
| MD | HB147 | Intro
25% | Requiring each county to prepare a climate crisis plan to address the effects of climate change in the county; requiring each county to submit its plan to the Department of the Environment for review and feedback on or before June 1, 2024; requiring ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB216 | Intro
25% | Requiring the Department of the Environment to establish a Salt Applicator Certification Program to encourage efficient winter maintenance of roadways, parking lots, and sidewalks through the use of salt or salt alternatives; requiring each commercia...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| MD | HB255 | Engross
50% | Requiring producers of architectural paint or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment on or before July 1, 2024, and in accordance with certain requireme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
Third Reading Passed (35-12) |
| MD | HB487 | Intro
25% | Prohibiting the Department of the Environment from adopting certain regulations to implement certain new motor vehicle emissions standards and compliance requirements adopted by the California Air Resources Board unless certain analyses are prepared ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| MD | HB609 | Intro
25% | Requiring a waste hauler that disposed of waste to a facility or disposal site located in a county to submit a report on waste disposal activities to the county on or before March 1 each year; and establishing that a waste hauler that violates the Ac...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| MD | HB635 | Intro
25% | Limiting the liability of a certain person for certain discharges from a construction site; and providing that the civil or administrative penalty for discharge from a construction site may not exceed $5,000 for each violation or $25,000 total.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| MD | SB813 | Engross
50% | Requiring at least 40% of funding provided under the comprehensive flood management grant program to be used for projects located in or directly benefitting underserved or overburdened communities; and authorizing the Governor to include in the annua...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
Third Reading Passed (100-35) |
| MD | HB892 | Engross
50% | Requiring at least 40% of funding provided under the comprehensive flood management grant program to be used for projects located in or directly benefiting underserved or overburdened communities in fiscal year 2025 and each fiscal year thereafter; a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | HB924 | Intro
25% | Requiring the Department of the Environment to monitor effluent discharged from sewage treatment plants permitted to process at least 50,000,000 gallons of effluent per day, evaluate whether the effluent impacts area midge populations, and place an i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| MD | HB1139 | Intro
25% | Establishing the On-Farm Composting and Compost Use Grant Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; establishing a statewide solid waste disposal surcharge to be collected by owners and operators of refuse disposal systems and requiring that the surcharge ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| MD | HB284 | Engross
50% | Altering the definition of "organics recycling" to include the processing of certain compostable packaging materials; establishing a producer responsibility advisory council to provide advice and make recommendations regarding establishing a producer...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-07
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB260 | Engross
50% | Requiring producers of architectural paint or a representative organization to submit a plan for the establishment of a Paint Stewardship Program to the Department of the Environment on or before July 1, 2024, and in accordance with certain requireme...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-07
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB869 | Engross
50% | Requiring the Department of the Environment, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Department of Labor, to conduct a study of the environmental and public health impacts of deathcare and funeral practices in the Stat...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-07
Motion Special Order until 4/10 (Senator Gallion) Adopted |
| MD | SB392 | Engross
50% | Establishing the Wastewater Facility Supplemental Operations and Maintenance Grant Program for the purpose of providing competitive grants for publicly owned wastewater facilities facing operations and maintenance challenges that threaten the ability...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-04
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB607 | Engross
50% | Requiring the Department of the Environment to review and update specifications for sediment control plans in a certain manner on or before December 1, 2025, and every 5 years thereafter; prohibiting the Department from authorizing the discharge of s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-03
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | HB109 | Engross
50% | Establishing the Task Force on Recycling Policy and Recycling and Waste Systems in Maryland to review the Maryland Recycling Act, study the recycling and waste systems in Maryland, and make recommendations on updating the Maryland Recycling Act and i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB624 | Engross
50% | Altering the means by which a supplier of water must give notice to the Department of the Environment and certain individuals and entities under certain circumstances; requiring that a certain supplier of water use certain means to give the notice; r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB299 | Engross
50% | Requiring the Department of the Environment to establish a system to track the chain of custody of synthetic turf installed on sports and playing fields in the State; requiring the custodian of a synthetic turf sports or playing field installed in th...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-20
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB831 | Intro
25% | Requiring the Department of the Environment to develop and maintain a certain online database of all septic systems installed in the State to track certain information; requiring a local jurisdiction to report information on septic systems to the Dep...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-18
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB336 | Engross
50% | Establishing the Waterway Incident Notification System (WINS) Workgroup to study issues and factors regarding the feasibility of establishing a Waterway Incident Notification System to notify members of the public of certain waterway emergencies; req...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-16
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
