HOUSE BILL 817

Sponsored By:

Delegate Mizeur

Entitled:

Environment - Composting

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of the Environment to maintain information on its Web site to educate the public about composting and to promote composting in the State; requiring the Department, in consultation with the Department of Agriculture and the Maryland Environmental Service, to study composting in the State, and to make a report to the General Assembly on or before January 1, 2013, including a summary of the laws and regulations governing composting; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/11

First Reading Environmental Matters

Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.

3/21

Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters

3/20

Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed with Amendments

3/21

Third Reading Passed (134-2)

4/7

Returned Passed

Senate Action

3/24

First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs

3/28

Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.

4/8

Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs

4/5

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/6

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Action after passage in House and Senate

5/10

Approved by the Governor

- Chapter 363

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Electronic Government

Environment, Department of

Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut

Public Information

Recycling

Refuse Disposal -see also- Recycling

Reports

Bill affects the following Statute:

Environment

( 9-1722 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments:

House

Number: 250018/01     Offered on: March 22, 2011   at: 10:50 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Committee Votes :

House

Environmental Matters

Senate

Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

March 21, 2011: Third Reading Passed (134-2)

Senate

April 6, 2011: Third Reading Passed (47-0)