---
type: "Bill"
title: "Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform"
description: "Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1207"
citation: "Maryland HB 1207 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bridges"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1eed83b5-0154-46a5-8c17-a044ec4b0c22"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1207?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "0e718310fbc8865093a861f522dce010b3f48f8e1cad2033c6f9a049d8851df7"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland HB 1207 (2021) — Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_634_hb1207e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb1207e.pdf)
3. **First - Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb1207f.pdf)
4. **Third - Environment - Commission on Environmental Justice and Sustainable Communities - Reform** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb1207t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **102–35** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **121–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bridges — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-08** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-10** Hearing 2/26 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-20** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-20** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-20** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-03-22** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-10** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2021-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 634 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1eed83b5-0154-46a5-8c17-a044ec4b0c22`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).