File Code: State Government - Procurement
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 693  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegate Niemann
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Green Maryland Act of 2010
 
Increasing the minimum amount of the total volume of paper that the
Secretary of General Services buys to at least 90% recycled paper;
requiring a review of procurement practices and a study of the use of
recycled materials; establishing a goal to increase use of compost as
fertilizer; requiring development of strategies and best practices for
implementing environmentally preferable purchasing; requiring review
and alteration of specifications to account for environmentally
preferable procurement strategies and best practices; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/17
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations & Environmental Matters
 -      Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m. (Environmental Matters)
 - 2/18
 - Hearing cancelled (Environmental Matters)
 - 2/24
 - Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Health and Government Operations)
 - 4/6
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/30
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/31
 - Third Reading Passed (136-5)
 - 4/9
 - Returned Passed
 
Senate Action
- 4/4
 - First Reading Senate Rules
 - 4/6
 - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 4/12
 - Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 4/9
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 -      Motion two readings same day  Const/Rule 24 (Senator Pinsky) Adopted
 -      Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/20
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 594
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Administrative Agencies -see also- Electronic Government
 - Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
 - Energy Matters -see also- Alt Energy Res; Fuel; Power Plants
 - Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut
 - Fertilizers
 - General Services, Department of
 - Health -see also- Mental Health
 - Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
 - Procurement
 - Publications -see also- Maryland Register
 - Public Buildings and Facilities -see also- Stadiums; St Hse.
 - Public Works, Board of
 - Recycling
 - Reports
 - Rules and Regulations
 - State Universities and Colleges
 - Transportation, Department of
 
Bill affects the following Statutes:
-   Environment
 - (
 9-1722 
)
 -   State Finance and Procurement
 - (
 14-402 ,
 14-405 ,
 14-409 ,
 14-410 
)
 
All documents except Roll Call Votes are
displayed in PDF format:
- Bill Text:
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note:
 Available
 - Amendments:
 House 
- Number: 656380/01     Offered on: April 6, 2010       at:
10:42 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- 
Committee Votes :
 
 House 
- Environmental Matters
 - Health and Government Operations
 
Senate
- Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 31, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (136-5)
 
Senate
- April 9, 2010: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)