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HB1153 - Environment – Water Pollution Control – Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution (Protecting State Waters From PFAS Pollution Act)
Sara Norris Love, Julian Ivey, Nick Allen
Last updated 6 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Department of the Environment to identify significant industrial users that currently and intentionally use PFAS chemicals by July 1, 2026; requiring the Department to develop certain PFAS monitoring and testing criteria for certain significant industrial users by January 1, 2025; requiring the Department by June 1, 2025, to develop PFAS action levels for addressing PFAS contamination from industrial discharge for pretreatment permits; requiring the Department to develop mitigation plans by September 1, 2025; etc.
STATUS
Passed
HB807 - Natural Resources – Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Surveys
Dana M Stein, Linda Foley, Mary A. Lehman
Last updated 6 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Altering the definition of "aerial survey" for purposes of surveying submerged aquatic vegetation to include other surveys that encompass certain geographic areas and use certain methodologies; and requiring the Department of Natural Resources to study and report to the General Assembly on the implications and feasibility of using alternative methods other than an aerial survey to delineate SAV protection zones on or before December 1, 2025.
STATUS
Passed
HB1097 - State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners - Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Assistants
Michele Guyton, Nick Allen, Regina T. Boyce
Last updated 6 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a veterinary assistant to perform certain tasks under the immediate or direct supervision of a veterinary practitioner or a veterinary technician under the direct supervision of a veterinary practitioner; and authorizing a veterinary technician to perform certain procedures, including certain emergency procedures and euthanasia, if the veterinary practitioner determines the veterinary technician is qualified to perform the procedures.
STATUS
Passed
HB1279 - Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2024)
Adrian Boafo, Lorig Charkoudian, Linda Foley
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, on or before certain dates and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, a requirement that new buildings and significant improvements of buildings and structures meet all water and space heating demands of the building or structure without the use of fossil fuels, meet energy conservation requirements, and meet an electric- and solar-ready standard for certain buildings; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1241 - Environment - Polyvinyl Chloride and Chlorinated Polyvinyl Water Piping - Prohibition
Sheila Ruth
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Prohibiting a person from using certain polyvinyl chloride or chlorinated polyvinyl chloride piping in the installation, repair, or replacement of a water pipe or plumbing intended to dispense water for human consumption beginning January 1, 2025; and establishing the Water Pipe Safety Workgroup.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1242 - Public Utilities - Lead Telecommunications Cables - Regulations and Report
Sheila Ruth
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Authorizing the Department of the Environment to adopt certain regulations related to lead telecommunications cables; and requiring a company that applied for a grant through the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program to submit a certain report to the Department of the Environment, the Office of Statewide Broadband in the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the General Assembly on or before October 1, 2024.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1261 - Commission on Access to High-Quality Early Childhood Education and Child Care for Children Three Years Old and Younger
Michele Guyton, Heather Bagnall, Bonnie L Cullison
Last updated 9 months ago
18 Co-Sponsors
Establishing the Commission on Access to High-Quality Early Childhood Education and Child Care for Children Three Years Old and Younger to study implementing universal access to high-quality early childhood education and child care for children 3 years old and younger; and requiring the Commission, on or before October 1, 2025, to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1190 - Pesticides - PFAS Chemicals - Prohibitions
Sheila Ruth
Last updated 9 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Prohibiting, beginning June 1, 2025, a person from selling a pesticide that has PFAS chemicals listed as an active ingredient on the labeling accompanying the pesticide; and prohibiting, beginning December 31, 2025, a person from using a pesticide that has PFAS chemicals listed as an active ingredient on the labeling.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1250 - Environment - Wood Vaults - Authorization and Permit Requirements
Mary A. Lehman, Nick Allen, Linda Foley
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Authorizing a landowner whose land is subject to an agricultural land preservation easement to use the land for the construction and use of a certain wood vault under certain circumstances; requiring a person to have a permit issued by the Secretary of the Environment before the person installs, materially alters, or materially extends a certain wood vault; applying certain provisions of law relating to permit requirements for certain facilities, including landfills, to a certain wood vault; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
HB1193 - Environment - Coal Combustion By-Products
Mary A. Lehman, Jeffrie E. Long, Nick Allen
Last updated 9 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
Requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to submit certain reports and plans to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program in the Department of Natural Resources on or before certain dates; requiring the owner or operator of a coal combustion by-products unit to conduct a drinking water survey by September 30, 2025, and submit a report of the survey to the Department of the Environment and the Power Plant Research Program by December 31, 2025; etc.
STATUS
Introduced
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