Legislation

Title: Constitutional Amendment - Right to Healthy Environment and Communities
Sponsored by: Senator Zirkin
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Amending the Maryland Constitution to establish that every person has the right to certain environmental and community standards; authorizing an agency, a political subdivision, or any person that meets certain standing requirements to enforce a certain right; establishing that every person has the right to intervene in an action brought by the State to protect a certain right; and submitting the amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection.

Committees

Original:: Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Click to view Recorded Media; Judicial Proceedings

Details

Constitutional Bill

Bill File Type: Regular

Contingency - on a referendum

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2018 Legislative Date 2/05/2018 Action First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/07/2018 Legislative Date 2/07/2018 Action Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Constitutional Amendment - Right to Healthy Environment and Communities Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/05/2018	2/05/2018	First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs and Judicial Proceedings
Senate	2/07/2018	2/07/2018	Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs)
			Text - First - Constitutional Amendment - Right to Healthy Environment and Communities

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