---
type: "Bill"
title: "Workgroup to Study Funding for the Westernport Wastewater Treatment Facility - Establishment"
description: "Workgroup to Study Funding for the Westernport Wastewater Treatment Facility - Establishment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 135"
citation: "Maryland SB 135 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ellis", "McKay"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-10-27"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/04b6bcaf-a470-4c27-9046-03681b825ffa"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0135?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "4f91e494ae292d3fa17da2ecf140b2b5a96e4b8cdefe7f412bfceac4b46a92de"
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 SB 135 (2024) — Workgroup to Study Funding for the Westernport Wastewater Treatment Facility - Establishment

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Workgroup to Study Funding for the Westernport Wastewater Treatment Facility - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_640_sb0135e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Workgroup to Study Funding for the Westernport Wastewater Treatment Facility - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0135e.pdf)
3. **First - Workgroup to Study Funding for the Westernport Wastewater Treatment Facility - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0135f.pdf)
4. **Third - Workgroup to Study Funding for the Westernport Wastewater Treatment Facility - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0135t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **136–0** (pass) · lower
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ellis — primary (person)
- McKay — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-10-27** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-25** Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-02-19** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-02-27** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-04-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Passed Enrolled
- **2024-05-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 640 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/04b6bcaf-a470-4c27-9046-03681b825ffa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).