Maryland 2022 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 26 D · 1 R cosponsors

HB 596 — Constitutional Amendment - Environmental Rights

Last action — Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.

  2. First Reading Environment and Transportation

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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29 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 159 not signed on

Sponsors (29)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (159)

159 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 596?
HB 596 is sponsored by Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat), Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democrat), Delegate Karen Toles (Democrat), Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Emily Shetty (Democrat), Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate David Moon (Democrat), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Kelly, Howell, Senator Shaneka Henson (Democrat), Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Senator Nick Charles (Democrat), Delegate Lorig Charkoudian (Democrat), Delegate Jon S. Cardin (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat), Delegate Mark N. Fisher (Republican), Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr (Democrat), Delegate Robbyn Lewis (Democrat), and Delegate Stephanie Smith (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB 596?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” 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.
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