Legislation - HB1268

Title: Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act)
Sponsored by: Delegates Behler, Acevero, Addison, Allen, Amprey, Bartlett, Boafo, Charkoudian, Coley, Foley, Fraser-Hidalgo, Holmes, Ivey, A. Johnson, S. Johnson, D. Jones, Lehman, Lewis, McCaskill, Pasteur, Phillips, Rogers, Ross, Ruff, Ruth, Smith, Taveras, Wilkins, and Williams
Status: In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring an application for the issuance or renewal of a covered individual environmental permit for a site or facility located within an at-risk census tract after a certain date to include in the permit application a report describing the environmental and public health burdens in the at-risk census tract; requiring the Department of the Environment to issue a determination as to whether approving a covered individual environmental permit will cause or contribute to adverse environmental or public health stressors; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0781

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/12/2026 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/12/2026	2/12/2026	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act)

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