HB0250 — Environment - Appropriation or Use of Water and Dam Safety - Enforcement
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
Prognosis
Where this bill stands today.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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4 sponsors
1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Authorizing the Department of the Environment to impose an administrative penalty for certain violations related to the appropriation or use of water and dam safety; repealing a certain limitation on the Department's authority to issue certain orders and send certain notices related to dam safety; requiring the Department to take certain actions before imposing certain civil or administrative penalties; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0250 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Environment and Transportation Committee Chair · Primary
- Environment · Cosponsor
- Departmental · Cosponsor
- Delegate Darrell Odom · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 184 not signed on · 128 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee
Co-sponsors (3)
- Environment
- Departmental
- Delegate Darrell Odom Democrat Voted No
Not signed on (184)
184 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 184 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 32 | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 26% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 88 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 96 | 37 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 26% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 0 | 87 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 37 | 95 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 26% | 67% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0250 do?
- Authorizing the Department of the Environment to impose an administrative penalty for certain violations related to the appropriation or use of water and dam safety; repealing a certain limitation on the Department's authority to issue certain orders and send certain notices related to dam safety; requiring the Department to take certain actions before imposing certain civil or administrative penalties; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0250?
- HB0250 is sponsored by Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee, Environment, Departmental, and Delegate Darrell Odom (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0250?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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