Legislation

Title: Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation
Sponsored by: Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee (By Request - Departmental - Environment)
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 432
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Altering the authorized uses of the Maryland Clean Air Fund to include certain activities relating to mitigating and reducing air pollution in the State; authorizing the Department of the Environment to charge a fee for processing and issuing on-site sewage disposal permits and individual well construction permits under certain circumstances; requiring a holder of a license to transfer oil into the State to pay a certain fee when oil owned by the licensee is first transferred into the State; establishing the Private Dam Repair Fund; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0245 Session: 2024 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2025, July 1, 2025

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 10/12/2024 Legislative Date 10/12/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/23/2025 Legislative Date 1/23/2025 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {103023/1 Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 2/25/2025 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/28/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {103023/1 Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/28/2025 Action Floor Amendment {393225/1 (Senator Corderman) Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/28/2025 Action Floor Amendment {403029/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (17-27) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/28/2025 Action Floor Amendment {223522/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 2/28/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/02/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (33-14) Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2025 Legislative Date 3/09/2025 Action Referred Environment and Transportation Proceedings 49AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2025 Legislative Date 3/19/2025 Action Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2025 Legislative Date 3/20/2025 Action Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 4/04/2025 Action Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2025 Legislative Date 3/21/2025 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/25/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (96-44) Proceedings 65 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2025 Legislative Date 3/24/2025 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 72AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/13/2025 Legislative Date 5/13/2025 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 432 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	10/12/2024	10/12/2024	Pre-filed
Senate	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
			Text - First - Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation
Senate	1/23/2025	1/23/2025	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2025	3/14/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	3/14/2025	2/25/2025	Favorable with Amendments {103023/1	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/14/2025	2/25/2025	Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	2/28/2025	Favorable with Amendments {103023/1 Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	2/28/2025	Floor Amendment {393225/1 (Senator Corderman) Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	2/28/2025	Floor Amendment {403029/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (17-27)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	2/28/2025	Floor Amendment {223522/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	2/28/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	48 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation
Senate	3/17/2025	3/02/2025	Third Reading Passed (33-14)	50 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2025	3/09/2025	Referred Environment and Transportation	49AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/19/2025	3/19/2025	Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/20/2025	3/20/2025	Hearing canceled
House	3/20/2025	3/20/2025	Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2025	4/04/2025	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
House	4/04/2025	3/21/2025	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	61 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/07/2025	3/25/2025	Third Reading Passed (96-44)	65 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2025	3/24/2025	Returned Passed	72AClick to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/13/2025	5/13/2025	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 432
			Text - Chapter - Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation

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