2024 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
SB653: Standing - Environmental and Natural Resources Protection Proceedings (Clean Water Justice Act of 2024)
Legislative Summary
Providing certain persons standing in certain environmental and natural resources protection proceedings; authorizing persons that meet certain standing requirements to bring certain civil actions under certain circumstances; requiring a plaintiff, under certain circumstances, to give certain notice and provide certain documentation to the Department of the Environment and the Attorney General in a certain manner and to file a certain affidavit; etc.
Bill History
1/29/2024
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
2/7/2024
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/2/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/2/2024
Favorable with Amendments {223428/1 Adopted
Senate
4/2/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/3/2024
Third Reading Passed (33-12)
Senate
4/3/2024
Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
House of Delegates
4/5/2024
Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
4/5/2024
Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
4/6/2024
Favorable Adopted
House of Delegates
4/6/2024
Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Third Reading Passed (99-36)
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Returned Passed
Senate
5/9/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 536
Senate
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 223428/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 223428/1 Adopted
4/2/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/8/2024
99
Yea
36
Nay
3
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/3/2024
33
Yea
12
Nay
1
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/9/2024)
Chamber
Senate
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 4
Primary Sponsor
Malcolm Augustine
Democrat