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Legislation


1997 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 686

File Code: Environment
Sponsored By:
Senators Della, Collins, Madden, Trotter, Stone, Van Hollen, Conway, Dorman, Frosh, Sfikas, Currie, Kelley, Pinsky, Jimeno, and Lawlah
Entitled:
Toxics Safety Information Act

Synopsis:

Requiring specified toxics users to provide certain information to the Department of the Environment concerning the manufacture, processing, and other use of toxic and hazardous substances under specified circumstances; expressing the findings and declarations of the General Assembly of Maryland concerning the presence and effect of toxic and hazardous substances in Maryland; requiring the Department to establish and maintain a toxic or hazardous substance list containing specified information; etc.

Legislative History

Senate Action
1/31
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/5
Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
3/17
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/18
Favorable with Amendments
Laid Over (Senator Hogan) Adopted
3/19
Favorable with Amendments
Committee Amendment Adopted
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted (24-23)
Floor Amendment (Senator Middleton) Withdrawn
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/21
Third Reading Failed (20-27)
House Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 47
Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Arthur Dorman, District 21
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Philip C. Jimeno, District 31
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gloria Gary Lawlah, District 26
Senator Martin G. Madden, District 13
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
Senator Perry Sfikas, District 46
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 7
Senator Decatur W. Trotter, District 24
Senator Christopher Van Hollen, Jr., District 18
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
COUNTIES -see also- CHARTERED COUNTIES; CODE COUNTIES
DISCLOSURE
ENVIRONMENT, DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS -see also- POLLUTION
HAZARDOUS AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES -see also- ASBESTOS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY
PENALTIES
PUBLIC INFORMATION
RECORDS -see also- RCDNGS; LAND RCDS; VITAL RCDS; CRIM BKGD.
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
TRADE SECRETS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Environment
( 6-601 , 6-602 , 6-603 , 6-604 , 6-605 , 6-606 , 6-607 , 6-608 )

Documents:

Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments:
Senate
Number: 584707/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 19, 1997 at: 11:58 Status: Adopted
Number: 872897/1 (PDF) Offered on: MARCH 19, 1997 at: 12:31 Status: Withdrawn
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