Legislation
- Title
- Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights
- Sponsored by
- Delegates Stewart, Acevero, Boyce, Cardin, Charkoudian, Hettleman, Hill, Korman, Lehman, R. Lewis, Lierman, Moon, Palakovich Carr, Solomon, Stein, Terrasa, Turner, Wells, and P. Young
- Status
- In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note
Synopsis
Proposing an amendment to the Maryland Constitution to establish that every person has the right to a certain clean and healthy environment; establishing that every person has the right to intervene in an action brought by the State or a political subdivision of the State to protect certain rights; prohibiting the State or a political subdivision of the State from causing diminution of or degradation to the State's natural resources; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; etc.
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Constitutional Bill
Bill File Type: Regular
Contingency - on a referendum
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