2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB747: Environment - On-Site Wastewater Systems - Requirements for Inspection and Pumping Services and Extension of Sunset and Implementation Dates

Legislative Summary

Requiring a landlord of property that is served by an on-site wastewater system to ensure, on or before July 1, 2028, and before each new tenant occupies the property thereafter, that the system has been inspected and pumped out in a certain manner; requiring a landlord or an owner of property to notify a certain delegated approval authority that an on-site sewage disposal system has failed and when the system is fixed, under certain circumstances; extending certain dates; etc.

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Bill History

1/27/2025
First Reading Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
1/29/2025
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Favorable with Amendments {443329/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/14/2025
Motion Special Order until 03/15 (Delegate Korman) Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Floor Amendment {183520/1 (Delegate Hartman) Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (100-39)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
3/18/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/5/2025
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/5/2025
Favorable
Senate
4/5/2025
Motion Special Order until Next Session (Senator Feldman) Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
4/7/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
4/7/2025
Floor Amendment {893124/1 (Senator Ready)
Senate
4/7/2025
Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment 893124/1 (Senator Ready)

Floor Amendment 893124/1 (Senator Ready)

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 183520/1 (Delegate Hartman) Adopted

Floor Amendment 183520/1 (Delegate Hartman) Adopted

3/15/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 443329/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 443329/1 Adopted

3/14/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
100
Yea
39
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/17/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Michele Guyton
Michele Guyton
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/15/2025156.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/28/202597.2 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197049.5 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197040.0 KB