HB 663 — Department of the Environment - Federal Environmental Policy - Reporting
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-30
Requiring, beginning on or before July 1, 2026, and every 6 months thereafter, the Department of the Environment to report to the General Assembly on any changes in federal environmental policy that have been deemed legally valid by a final decision of a federal court and, if there has been a change in federal environmental policy, on the steps the State is taking to respond to that change.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 322
Sponsors (8)
- Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, MD-41) — sponsor · 2026-01-30
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Regina T. Boyce (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Linda Foley (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Michele Guyton (D, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Marvin E. Holmes (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Darrell Odom (D, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
- Dana Stein (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-30
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Environment and Transportation
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House environment and transportation | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel I. Rosenberg (D, state_lower MD-41) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Dana Stein (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Darrell Odom (D, state_lower MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Linda Foley (D, state_lower MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Marvin E. Holmes (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Michele Guyton (D, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Regina T. Boyce (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House environment and transportation · md-leg