Legislation

Title: Solid Waste Management - Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
Sponsored by: Delegates Hartman, Boyce, Patterson, Love, Hettleman, Lierman, Arentz, Anderton, Clark, Fraser-Hidalgo, Healey, Holmes, Jacobs, Jalisi, Lehman, Ruth, Stein, and Terrasa
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Prohibiting a person from knowingly and intentionally releasing or causing to be released, or organizing the release of, a certain balloon into the atmosphere; authorizing the Department to delegate certain enforcement authority to a certain unit, officer, or official of a local government; requiring a certain unit, officer, or official of a local government with delegated enforcement authority to report certain violations to the Department; establishing a maximum civil penalty of $250 for a violation of the Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0028

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/17/2019 Legislative Date 9/17/2019 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2020 Legislative Date 1/08/2020 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Solid Waste Management - Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/09/2020 Legislative Date 1/09/2020 Action Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2020 Legislative Date 2/17/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2020 Legislative Date 2/18/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {670010/1 Adopted Proceedings 30
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/18/2020 Legislative Date 2/18/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 30
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Solid Waste Management - Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2020 Legislative Date 2/20/2020 Action Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Anderton) Adopted Proceedings 32
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/20/2020 Legislative Date 2/20/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (92-47) Proceedings 32
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/21/2020 Legislative Date 2/21/2020 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 33

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/17/2019	9/17/2019	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2020	1/08/2020	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Solid Waste Management - Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
House	1/09/2020	1/09/2020	Hearing 1/29 at 2:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation
House	2/17/2020	2/17/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	2/18/2020	2/18/2020	Favorable with Amendments {670010/1 Adopted	30
House	2/18/2020	2/18/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	30
			Text - Third - Solid Waste Management - Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
House	2/20/2020	2/20/2020	Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Anderton) Adopted	32
House	2/20/2020	2/20/2020	Third Reading Passed (92-47)	32
Senate	2/21/2020	2/21/2020	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	33

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