Legislation
Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
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| Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) |
Title | Sponsor | Sponsorship Type Sort | Chamber Sort | Current Status | Org Committees & Hearings | Opp Committees & Hearings |
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| HB0022 (SB0195) | Environment - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions and Requirements | Delegate Love | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/02 at 3:45 p.m. |
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| HB0030 /CH0607 | Office of People's Counsel - Alterations (Office of People's Counsel Environmental Reform Act) | Delegate Korman | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 607 |
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| HB0033 (SB0076) | Climate Crisis and Education Act | Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters |
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| HB0040 | Maryland Energy Administration Study on Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems and Geothermal Energy Workgroup | Delegate Charkoudian | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0044 /CH0670 | Clean Cars Act of 2021 | Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 670 |
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| HB0051 (SB0121) | Zoning - Environmental Justice Considerations | Delegate Turner | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0060 | Income Tax - Green Buildings Tax Credit - Multifamily Housing | Delegate Wilkins | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/21 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0066 (SB0148) | Electric Generation - Transition From Fossil Fuels - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Plan and Fund (Maryland Coal Community Transition Act of 2021) | Delegate Brooks | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0067 (SB0843) | I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership - Partnership Agreement - Requirements (Maryland Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2021) | Delegate Korman | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation and Finance |
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| HB0082 (SB0151) | Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights | Delegate Fisher, W. | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 1/20 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0204 /CH0442 (SB0324/CH0443) | Environment and Natural Resources - Complaints, Inspections, and Enforcement - Information Maintenance and Reporting | Delegate Lierman | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 442 |
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| HB0214 (SB0021) | Wetlands and Waterways – Riparian Rights – Prohibition on Termination or Impairment | Delegate Malone | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
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| HB0295 /CH0640 (SB0227/CH0641) | Water Pollution - Stormwater Management Regulations and Watershed Implementation Plans - Review and Update | Delegate Love | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 640 |
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| HB0298 /CH0614 (SB0083/CH0615) | Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor | Delegate Charkoudian | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 614 |
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| HB0317 | Maryland Green Purchasing Committee - Food and Beverage Procurement - Greenhouse Gas Emissions | Delegate Gilchrist | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0334 (SB0137/CH0693) | Maryland Transit Administration - Conversion to Zero-Emission Buses (Zero-Emission Bus Transition Act) | Delegate Korman | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB0414 /CH0738 (SB0081/CH0739) | Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project - Funding | Delegate Davis, D.M. | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 738 |
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| HB0469 (SB0330) | State-Funded Construction and Major Renovation Projects - Solar Panels - Requirement | Delegate Forbes | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) |
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| HB0503 (SB0518) | Environment - Office on Climate Change - Establishment | Delegate Young, P. | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0507 /CH0695 (SB0119/CH0694) | Clean Water Commerce Act of 2021 | Delegate Stein | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 695 |
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| HB0542 (SB0062) | Emergency Management - Chief Resilience Officer - Appointment and Duties | Delegate Watson, C. | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0581 /CH0736 (SB0486) | Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) | Delegate Davis, D.E. | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 736 |
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| HB0582 /CH0281 (SB0294/CH0282) | Cecil County - Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Federal Facilities Redevelopment Areas | Cecil County Delegation | 4 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 281 |
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| HB0583 (SB0414) | Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 | Delegate Stein | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) |
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| HB0592 | State Vehicle Fleet - Conversion to Zero-Emission Passenger Cars and Other Light-Duty Vehicles | Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed (96-40) |
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| HB0741 (SB0575) | Maryland Environmental Service - Officers, Board of Directors, and Responsibilities - Alterations | Speaker | 3 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Appropriations |
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| HB0755 | Natural Resources - Healing Hunting and Fishing Fund - No Cost Licenses and Stamps | Delegate Thiam | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0777 (SB0417) | Power Plant Research Program – Review of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity – Alterations | Delegate Brooks | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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| HB0803 (SB0835) | Facilitating University Transformations by Unifying Reductions in Emissions (FUTURE) Act | Delegate Solomon | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB0807 | Task Force on Recycling Policy and Recycling and Waste Systems in Maryland | Delegate Love | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0832 | Public Utilities – Electric School Bus Pilot Program | Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| HB0838 | Baltimore County – Public School Construction – LEED Green Building Rating System | Delegate Young, P. | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB0860 /CH0284 (SB0692/CH0285) | State Planning – Preservation of Agricultural Land – Goal | Delegate Gilchrist | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 284 |
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| HB0898 | Operating Budget – Unanticipated Federal Funds – Authorized Uses | Delegate McIntosh | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB1007 /CH0164 (SB0810) | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems | Delegate Charkoudian | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 164 |
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| HB1025 | Pesticides – Carbofuran – Collection, Disposal, and Prohibition on Possession or Storage | Delegate Terrasa | 2 | 2 | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
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| HB1078 | Attorney General - Climate Change Actions - Authorization | Delegate Terrasa | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB1094 (SB0650) | Workgroup to Evaluate the Establishment of a Regional Waste Disposal Facility | Delegate Ruth | 2 | 2 | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| HB1207 /CH0634 (SB0674/CH0635) | Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform | Delegate Bridges | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 634 |
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| HB1267 (SB0925) | Workgroup on Public Water Access | Delegate Henson | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB1310 | Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency - Investment in Low-Income Communities | Delegate Rosenberg | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) |
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| HB1327 | Public Utilities - Transitional and Default Electric Service - Implementation | Delegate Dumais | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| HB1362 | Clean and Renewable Energy Standard (CARES) | Chair, Economic Matters Committee | 5 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| HJ0004 (SJ0006) | Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission - Atlantic Menhaden - Population Evaluation and Prohibition on Commercial Reduction Fishing | Delegate Crosby | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 2/22 at 9:30 a.m. |
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| SB0021 (HB0214) | Wetlands and Waterways - Riparian Rights - Prohibition on Termination or Impairment | Senator Reilly | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
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| SB0026 | State Highway Administration - State Highways and Interstate Highways - Litter Collection and Mowing | Senator Ellis | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0062 (HB0542) | Emergency Management - Chief Resilience Officer - Appointment and Duties | Senator Hester | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| SB0076 (HB0033) | Climate Crisis and Education Act | Senator Kramer | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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| SB0081 /CH0739 (HB0414/CH0738) | Southern Maryland Rapid Transit Project - Funding | Senator Ellis | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 739 |
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| SB0083 /CH0615 (HB0298/CH0614) | Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor | Senator Kramer | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 615 |
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| SB0119 /CH0694 (HB0507/CH0695) | Clean Water Commerce Act of 2021 | Senator Guzzone | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 694 |
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| SB0121 (HB0051) | Zoning - Environmental Justice Considerations | Senator Patterson | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:30 p.m. |
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| SB0137 /CH0693 (HB0334) | Maryland Transit Administration – Conversion to Zero–Emission Buses (Zero–Emission Bus Transition Act) | Senator Zucker | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 693 |
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| SB0148 (HB0066) | Electric Generation – Transition From Fossil Fuels – Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Plan and Fund (Maryland Coal Community Transition Act of 2021) | Senator West | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor |
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| SB0151 (HB0082) | Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights | Senator Patterson | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) |
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| SB0195 (HB0022) | Environment – PFAS Chemicals – Prohibitions and Requirements | Senator Elfreth | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| SB0227 /CH0641 (HB0295/CH0640) | Water Pollution - Stormwater Management Regulations and Watershed Implementation Plans - Review and Update | Senator Elfreth | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 641 |
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| SB0294 /CH0282 (HB0582/CH0281) | Cecil County - Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Federal Facilities Redevelopment Areas | Senator Gallion | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 282 |
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| SB0324 /CH0443 (HB0204/CH0442) | Environment and Natural Resources – Complaints, Inspections, and Enforcement – Information Maintenance and Reporting | Senator Elfreth | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 443 |
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| SB0330 (HB0469) | State-Funded Construction and Major Renovation Projects - Solar Panels - Requirement | Senator West | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. |
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| SB0414 (HB0583) | Climate Solutions Now Act of 2021 | Senator Pinsky | 2 | 2 | In the House - Conference Committee Appointed |
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| SB0417 (HB0777) | Power Plant Research Program - Review of Application for Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Alterations | Senator Pinsky | 2 | 2 | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) |
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| SB0446 | Department of the Environment - Supplemental Environmental Projects Database | Senator West | 2 | 2 | In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0) |
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| SB0486 (HB0581/CH0736) | Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) | Senator Augustine | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0518 (HB0503) | Environment – Office on Climate Change – Establishment | Senator Klausmeier | 4 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0575 (HB0741) | Maryland Environmental Service - Officers, Board of Directors, and Responsibilities - Alterations | President | 3 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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| SB0650 (HB1094) | Workgroup to Evaluate the Establishment of a Regional Waste Disposal Facility | Senator Klausmeier | 4 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0661 /CH0690 | Environment - Maryland Oil Disaster Containment, Clean-Up and Contingency Fund and Oil Contaminated Site Environmental Cleanup Fund - Funding, Reallocation, Reimbursements, and Study | Senator Patterson | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 690 |
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| SB0673 /CH0320 (HB0269/CH0319) | Department of Agriculture - Urban Agriculture Grant Program | Senator Gallion | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 320 |
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| SB0674 /CH0635 (HB1207/CH0634) | Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform | Senator Elfreth | 2 | 2 | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 635 |
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| SB0692 /CH0285 (HB0860/CH0284) | State Planning – Preservation of Agricultural Land – Goal | Senator Young | 2 | 2 | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 285 |
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| SB0708 | Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation | Senator Feldman | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) |
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| SB0737 | Comprehensive Conservation Finance Act | Senator Rosapepe | 2 | 2 | In the House - Hearing 4/01 at 1:30 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Appropriations) |
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| SB0810 (HB1007/CH0164) | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard and Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems | Senator Feldman | 2 | 2 | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations |
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| SB0835 (HB0803) | Facilitating University Transformations by Unifying Reductions in Emissions (FUTURE) Act | Senator Rosapepe | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0843 (HB0067) | I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership - Partnership Agreement - Requirements (Maryland Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2021) | Senator Benson | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 12:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) |
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| SB0847 | Department of Transportation – Vehicle Litter Reporting Program | Senator Benson | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SB0925 (HB1267) | Workgroup on Public Water Access | Senator Elfreth | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
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| SJ0006 (HJ0004) | Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission – Atlantic Menhaden – Population Evaluation and Prohibition on Commercial Reduction Fishing | Senator Bailey | 2 | 2 | In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
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