Environment - On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Best Available Technology for Nitrogen Removal
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SB 266 — Environment - On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Best Available Technology for Nitrogen Removal
Last action — Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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3Passed Senate
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4Passed House of Delegates
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
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Read SB 266 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Environment and Transportation
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Third Reading Passed (27-18)
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Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Floor Amendment {253122/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected
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Floor Amendment {703927/1 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
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Special Order until 3/14 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
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Special Order until 3/9 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
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Floor Amendment {243926/1 (Senator Middleton) Withdrawn
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Motion (Senator Jennings) Reconsider Floor Amendment {243926/1 (Senator Middleton) Adopted
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Special Order until later today (Senator Middleton) Adopted
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Special Order until 3/8 (Senator Jennings) Adopted
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Motion (Senator Jennings) Reconsider Floor Amendment {243926/1 (Senator Middleton)
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Special Order until 3/7 (Senator Conway) Adopted
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Floor Amendment {253621/1 (Senator Reilly) Withdrawn
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Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted
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Floor Amendment {253621/1 (Senator Reilly)
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Floor Amendment {243926/1 (Senator Middleton) Rejected (20-26)
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Favorable Report Adopted
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Special Order until 3/3 (Senator Currie) Adopted
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Motion Reconsider the favorable report (Senator Currie) Adopted
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Second Reading Failed
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Favorable Report Rejected (22-23)
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Special Order until 3/2 (Senator Conway) Adopted
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Favorable
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Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
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Hearing 1/31 at 1:00 p.m.
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First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Sponsors
- Astle · Cosponsor
- Madaleno · Cosponsor
- Nathan-Pulliam · Cosponsor
- Pinsky · Cosponsor
- Conway · Primary
- Robinson · Cosponsor
- Currie · Cosponsor
- Senator Brian J. Feldman · Cosponsor
- Senator Guy Guzzone · Cosponsor
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan · Cosponsor
- Senator Craig J. Zucker · Cosponsor
- Senator Karen Lewis Young · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 11 co-sponsors · 176 not signed on · 9 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Conway
Co-sponsors (11)
- Astle
- Madaleno
- Nathan-Pulliam
- Pinsky
- Robinson
- Currie
- Senator Brian J. Feldman Democrat Voted No
- Senator Guy Guzzone Democrat
- Senator Cheryl C. Kagan Democrat Voted No
- Senator Craig J. Zucker Democrat Voted No
- Senator Karen Lewis Young Democrat
Not signed on (176)
176 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 176 →"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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 17 | 14 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 27 | 18 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 57% | 38% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Oaks | — | Yea |
| Madaleno | — | Yea |
| Manno | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McFadden | — | Yea |
| Middleton | — | Yea |
| Nathan-Pulliam | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Ramirez | — | Yea |
| Waugh | — | Yea |
| Zirkin | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Nay |
| Robinson | — | Nay |
| Conway | — | Nay |
| Norman | — | Nay |
| Pinsky | — | Nay |
| Serafini | — | Nay |
| Astle | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Brochin | — | Nay |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| DeGrange | — | Nay |
| Eckardt | — | Nay |
| Edwards | — | Nay |
| Hershey | — | Nay |
| Hough | — | Nay |
| Kasemeyer | — | Yea |
| Kelley | — | Yea |
| Klausmeier | — | Nay |
| Lee | — | Not Voting |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Bill Ferguson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator C. Anthony Muse | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Nay |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 14 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 43% | 55% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. President | — | Yea |
| Oaks | — | Yea |
| Manno | — | Yea |
| Mathias | — | Yea |
| McFadden | — | Yea |
| Middleton | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Waugh | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Nay |
| Cassilly | — | Nay |
| Conway | — | Nay |
| Norman | — | Nay |
| Young | — | Nay |
| Madaleno | — | Nay |
| Nathan-Pulliam | — | Nay |
| Pinsky | — | Nay |
| Ramirez | — | Nay |
| Serafini | — | Nay |
| Zirkin | — | Nay |
| Astle | — | Yea |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Brochin | — | Nay |
| Currie | — | Yea |
| DeGrange | — | Yea |
| Eckardt | — | Nay |
| Edwards | — | Nay |
| Hershey | — | Nay |
| Hough | — | Nay |
| Kasemeyer | — | Yea |
| Kelley | — | Yea |
| Klausmeier | — | Yea |
| Lee | — | Nay |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Bill Ferguson | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator C. Anthony Muse | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Yea |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Nay |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Not Voting |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Nay |
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 23 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 47% | 49% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Conway | — | Yea |
| Robinson | — | Yea |
| Oaks | — | Yea |
| Young | — | Yea |
| Mr. President | — | Nay |
| Norman | — | Nay |
| Madaleno | — | Yea |
| Manno | — | Yea |
| McFadden | — | Yea |
| Nathan-Pulliam | — | Yea |
| Peters | — | Yea |
| Pinsky | — | Yea |
| Ramirez | — | Yea |
| Zirkin | — | Yea |
| Cassilly | — | Nay |
| Mathias | — | Nay |
| Middleton | — | Nay |
| Serafini | — | Nay |
| Waugh | — | Nay |
| Astle | — | Nay |
| Bates | — | Nay |
| Brochin | — | Yea |
| Currie | — | Nay |
| DeGrange | — | Nay |
| Eckardt | — | Nay |
| Edwards | — | Nay |
| Hershey | — | Nay |
| Hough | — | Nay |
| Kasemeyer | — | Nay |
| Kelley | — | Yea |
| Klausmeier | — | Nay |
| Lee | — | Yea |
| Delegate Stephanie Smith | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Bill Ferguson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Brian J. Feldman | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator C. Anthony Muse | Democrat | Nay |
| Senator Cheryl C. Kagan | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Craig J. Zucker | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Senator Guy Guzzone | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Jim Rosapepe | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Joanne C. Benson | Democrat | Yea |
| Senator Nancy J. King | Democrat | Yea |
| Delegate Teresa E. Reilly | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Bryan W. Simonaire | Republican | Nay |
| Senator J.B. Jennings | Republican | Nay |
| Senator Johnny Ray Salling | Republican | Not Voting |
| Senator Justin Ready | Republican | Nay |
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors SB 266?
- SB 266 is sponsored by Astle, Madaleno, Nathan-Pulliam, Pinsky, Conway, Robinson, Currie, Senator Brian J. Feldman (Democrat), Senator Guy Guzzone (Democrat), Senator Cheryl C. Kagan (Democrat), Senator Craig J. Zucker (Democrat), and Senator Karen Lewis Young (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB 266?
- This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
- Where can I track SB 266?
- Track SB 266 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
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