File Code: Natural Resources - Generally
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 800  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Frosh, Conway, Harrington, Lenett, Pinsky, Rosapepe, and Peters
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Natural Resources - Roadside Trees - Protection and Enforcement
 
Authorizing a county or municipality to adopt a local law or ordinance
for the planting, care, and protection of roadside trees and to issue
a stop work order under specified circumstances; prohibiting a county
or municipality from adopting a local law or ordinance that applies to
the cutting or clearing of trees by public utilities under specified
circumstances; authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to
authorize a county or municipality to enforce provisions of State law
under specified circumstances; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/6
 - First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 2/11
 - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/23
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 3/24
 - Favorable with Amendments
 -      Committee Amendment Adopted
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Peters) Adopted
 -      Floor Committee Amendment (Education Health and Environmental Affairs) Adopted
 -      Floor Amendment (Senator Garagiola) Adopted
 -      Special Order 3/25 (Senator Brinkley) Adopted
 - 3/25
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/27
 - Third Reading Passed (43-2)
 - 4/7
 - Returned Passed
 
House Action
- 3/24
 - First Reading Environmental Matters
 - 4/1
 - Hearing 4/8 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/10
 - Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
 - 4/4
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/5
 - Third Reading Passed (131-2)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/7
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 289
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
 - Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
 - Senator David C. Harrington, District 47
 - Senator Mike Lenett, District 19
 - Senator Douglas J. J. Peters, District 23
 - Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
 - Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Building Permits
 - Contracts -see also- Land Installment Contracts; Procurement
 - Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties
 - Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
 - Highway Administration, State
 - Highways
 - Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws.
 - Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses
 - Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC
 - Natural Resources, Department of
 - Penalties
 - Trees
 - Utilities -see also- High Voltage Lines; Telephones; Water
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Natural Resources
 - (
 5-401 ,
 5-402 ,
 5-403 ,
 5-404 ,
 5-406 
)
 -   Transportation
 - (
 8-614 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Senate
- Number: 104532/01     Offered on: March 24, 2009      at:
11:52 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 313823/01     Offered on: March 24, 2009      at:
11:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 584134/01     Offered on: March 24, 2009      at:
11:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 - Number: 713128/01     Offered on: March 24, 2009      at:
11:56 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 27, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (43-2)
 
House 
- April 5, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (131-2)