Legislation

Title: Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
Sponsored by: Delegates Hartman, Boyce, Arentz, Feldmark, Kerr, Lisanti, and Love
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 610
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Prohibiting a person who is at least 13 years old, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a nonprofit entity, the State, or any unit or political subdivision of the State from knowingly and intentionally releasing, or causing to be released, a balloon into the atmosphere, with certain exceptions; prohibiting a person from organizing or participating in a mass balloon release of 10 or more balloons; requiring a certain unit of a local government with delegated enforcement authority to report certain violations; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0716

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0028 Session: 2020 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2021

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/22/2020 Legislative Date 9/22/2020 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2021 Legislative Date 1/13/2021 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 12/22/2020 Legislative Date 12/22/2020 Action Hearing 1/15 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {930110/1 Adopted Proceedings 10AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2021 Legislative Date 2/11/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 10AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/16/2021 Legislative Date 2/16/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (94-34) Proceedings 12 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/17/2021 Legislative Date 2/12/2021 Action Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings 13 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2021 Legislative Date 3/31/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2021 Legislative Date 3/10/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {194539/1 Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2021 Legislative Date 3/10/2021 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted Proceedings 37 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/13/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {194539/1 (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee) Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/13/2021 Action Floor Amendment {903328/1 (Senator Lam) Adopted Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2021 Legislative Date 3/13/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 40 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/06/2021 Legislative Date 3/14/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (41-6) Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2021 Legislative Date 3/23/2021 Action House Concurs Senate Amendments Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2021 Legislative Date 3/23/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (103-35) Proceedings 42 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2021 Legislative Date 3/23/2021 Action Passed Enrolled Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Enrolled - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere Proceedings
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/30/2021 Legislative Date 5/30/2021 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 610 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/22/2020	9/22/2020	Pre-filed
House	1/13/2021	1/13/2021	First Reading Environment and Transportation
House	12/22/2020	12/22/2020	Hearing 1/15 at 1:30 p.m.
			Text - First - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	2/11/2021	2/11/2021	Favorable with Amendments {930110/1 Adopted	10AClick to view Recorded Media
House	2/11/2021	2/11/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	10AClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
House	2/16/2021	2/16/2021	Third Reading Passed (94-34)	12 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/17/2021	2/12/2021	Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	13 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2021	3/31/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate	3/31/2021	3/10/2021	Favorable with Amendments {194539/1	37 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/31/2021	3/10/2021	Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted	37 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2021	3/13/2021	Favorable with Amendments {194539/1 (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee) Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2021	3/13/2021	Floor Amendment {903328/1 (Senator Lam) Adopted	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2021	3/13/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	40 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/06/2021	3/14/2021	Third Reading Passed (41-6)	41 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2021	3/23/2021	House Concurs Senate Amendments	42 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2021	3/23/2021	Third Reading Passed (103-35)	42 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2021	3/23/2021	Passed Enrolled
			Text - Enrolled - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
Post Passage	5/30/2021	5/30/2021	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 610
			Text - Chapter - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere

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