Maryland - Session 2026
Title: Environmental Permits - Requirements for Burden Analysis, Issuance and Renewal, and Public Participation (Cumulative Harms for Environmental Restoration for Improving Shared Health - CHERISH Our Communities Act)
Requiring an application for the issuance or renewal of a covered individual environmental permit for a site or facility located within an at-risk census tract after a certain date to include in the permit application a report describing the environmental and public health burdens in the at-risk census tract; requiring the Department of the Environment to issue a determination as to whether approving a covered individual environmental permit will cause or contribute to adverse environmental or public health stressors; etc.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-06 | Status | introduced |
| 2026-03-28 | Latest Action | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1024 | Eminent Domain - Agricultural and Conservation Easements - Prohibited Taking | introduced |
| HB 1040 | Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Mandated Uses - Climate Change Programs | introduced |
| HB 1065 | Coal Combustion By-Product Materials - Grant Program and Procurement Preference | introduced |
| HB 1071 | Environment - Stormwater Management for Agritourism | passed_lower |
| HB 1108 | Labor and Employment - Greenhouse Workers - Collective Bargaining and Heat Protection | passed_lower |
| HB 1154 | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | introduced |
| HB 1161 | Board of Public Works - Contract Review - Climate and Sustainability Information (BPW Climate Transparency Act) | introduced |
| HB 119 | Energy Performance Contracts - Navigators, Funding, and Requirements | introduced |