Legislation - HB0391

Title: Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
Sponsored by: Delegates Hartman, Boyce, Arentz, Feldmark, Kerr, Lisanti, and Love
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

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, or organizing the release of, a balloon into the atmosphere, with certain exceptions; requiring a certain unit, officer, or official of a local government with delegated enforcement authority to report certain violations; establishing a civil penalty of $250 for a violation of the Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0716

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0028 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/22/2020 Legislative Date 9/22/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/22/2020 Legislative Date 12/22/2020 Action Hearing 1/15 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {930110/1 Adopted Proceedings 10AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 10AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/16/2021 Legislative Date 2/16/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (94-34) Proceedings 12 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/17/2021 Legislative Date 2/12/2021 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 13 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/22/2020	9/22/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Environment and Transportation
House	12/22/2020	12/22/2020	Hearing 1/15 at 1:30 p.m.
			Text - First - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	2/11/2021	2/11/2021	Favorable with Amendments {930110/1 Adopted	10AClick to view Recorded Media
House	2/11/2021	2/11/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	10AClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
House	2/16/2021	2/16/2021	Third Reading Passed (94-34)	12 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/17/2021	2/12/2021	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	13 Click to view Recorded Media

File Code

Subjects

Statutes