2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1305

CHAPTER NUMBER: 473 File Code: Environment
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hubbard, Schisler, Weir, Redmer, Morhaim, Mohorovic, Cane, Klausmeier, Boutin, Baldwin, Frush, Owings, Hammen, Hurson, and Nathan-Pulliam
Entitled:
Ballast Water Management - Reporting and Prohibition

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt specified guidelines relating to vessel ballast water management; requiring specified persons to complete and return a form relating to vessel ballast water management; specifying penalties for violations of the Act; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/18
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
2/28
Re-referred Environmental Matters
3/13
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/8
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (131-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 473
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/29
Hearing 4/4 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (45-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
Delegate Robert C. Baldwin, District 33
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate John A. Hurson, District 18
Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
Delegate Michael H. Weir, District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
BOATS AND SHIPS
CHESAPEAKE BAY
ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- CONSERV; NAT RSRCES; POLLUT
FORMS
GOVERNOR
INTERSTATE AFFAIRS
NUISANCES -see also- NOISE; WEEDS
PENALTIES
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
WATER
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Environment
( 5-5A-01 , 5-5A-02 , 5-5A-03 , 5-5A-04 , 5-5A-05 , 5-5A-06 , 5-5A-07 , 5-5A-08 , 5-1301 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 360514/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 25, 2000   at: 10:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 304030/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2000   at: 12:45 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2000: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
April 8, 2000: Third Reading Passed (131-0)
Senate
April 5, 2000: Third Reading Passed (45-0)