Legislation

Title: Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights
Sponsored by: Delegates Lafferty, Boyce, Cardin, Charkoudian, Hettleman, Korman, R. Lewis, Lierman, Moon, Mosby, Smith, Stein, and Wells
Status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor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; authorizing the State, a political subdivision, and any person to enforce certain rights; 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; submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection, etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Constitutional Bill

Bill File Type: Regular

Contingency - on a referendum

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/01/2019 Legislative Date 2/01/2019 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2019 Legislative Date 2/05/2019 Action Hearing 2/20 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Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2019 Legislative Date 3/11/2019 Action Withdrawn by Sponsor Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/01/2019	2/01/2019	First Reading Environment and Transportation
			Text - First - Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights
House	2/05/2019	2/05/2019	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/11/2019	3/11/2019	Withdrawn by Sponsor

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