Legislation

Title: State and Local Parks - Play Area Accessibility - Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Delegates Lehman, Forbes, Guyton, S. Johnson, D. Jones, Kaufman, Pasteur, Pena-Melnyk, Ruth, Schmidt, Simpson, Taveras, Vogel, Addison, Allen, Foley, and Healey
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 568
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources and local governing bodies to construct communication boards in certain newly constructed public play areas; defining "communication board" as a device that displays photos, symbols, or illustrations to enable individuals with limited language skills to communicate; establishing the Maryland Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program, subject to funding, to improve play area accessibility by covering the cost of purchasing and installing communication boards at State and local parks; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

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

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Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2024

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/18/2024 Legislative Date 1/18/2024 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - State and Local Parks - Play Area Accessibility - Communication Boards Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/23/2024 Legislative Date 1/23/2024 Action Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/14/2024 Legislative Date 2/14/2024 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/14/2024 Legislative Date 2/14/2024 Action Hearing 2/14 at 1:15 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 3/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/04/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2024 Legislative Date 2/26/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {733222/1 Adopted Proceedings 36BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2024 Legislative Date 2/26/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 36BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - State and Local Parks - Play Area Accessibility - Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2024 Legislative Date 2/28/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (121-20) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/08/2024 Legislative Date 2/25/2024 Action Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Hearing 3/20 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 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 4/08/2024 Action Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/24/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/24/2024 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/26/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (41-5) Proceedings 71 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/08/2024 Legislative Date 3/30/2024 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 69 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/09/2024 Legislative Date 5/09/2024 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 568 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - State and Local Parks - Play Area Accessibility - Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/18/2024	1/18/2024	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - State and Local Parks - Play Area Accessibility - Communication Boards
House	1/23/2024	1/23/2024	Hearing 2/14 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/14/2024	2/14/2024	Hearing canceled
House	2/14/2024	2/14/2024	Hearing 2/14 at 1:15 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2024	3/04/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/05/2024	2/26/2024	Favorable with Amendments {733222/1 Adopted	36BClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2024	2/26/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	36BClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - State and Local Parks - Play Area Accessibility - Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program
House	3/07/2024	2/28/2024	Third Reading Passed (121-20)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/08/2024	2/25/2024	Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment	41 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2024	3/18/2024	Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2024	4/08/2024	Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	4/08/2024	3/24/2024	Favorable Adopted	69 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2024	3/24/2024	Second Reading Passed	69 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/08/2024	3/26/2024	Third Reading Passed (41-5)	71 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/08/2024	3/30/2024	Returned Passed	69 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/09/2024	5/09/2024	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 568
			Text - Chapter - State and Local Parks - Play Area Accessibility - Recreation Communication Boards Pilot Program

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