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type: "Bill"
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title: "Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere"
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description: "Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 391"
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citation: "Maryland HB 391 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Arentz", "Boyce", "Feldmark", "Hartman", "Kerr", "Lisanti", "Love"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2020-09-22"
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last_action: "2021-05-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e272b6c-eb7a-4fe9-8274-3f04e7183dc9"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0391?ys=2021RS&search=True"
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source_hash: "2ab81b0ba3dd8e123ebda50db821798864720dace6ca82503f569688cbb81c8a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland HB 391 (2021) — Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Chapter - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_610_hb0391e.pdf)
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2. **Enrolled - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0391e.pdf)
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3. **First - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0391f.pdf)
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4. **Third - Solid Waste Management – Prohibition on Releasing a Balloon Into the Atmosphere** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0391t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **103–35** (pass) · lower
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- On Third Reading — **94–34** (pass) · lower
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- On Third Reading (Amend) — **41–6** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Arentz — primary (person)
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- Boyce — primary (person)
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- Feldmark — primary (person)
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- Hartman — primary (person)
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- Kerr — primary (person)
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- Lisanti — primary (person)
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- Love — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-09-22** Pre-filed `introduction`
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- **2021-01-13** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2020-12-22** Hearing 1/15 at 1:30 p.m.
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- **2021-02-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-11** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-11** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2021-02-16** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2021-02-17** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-31** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-31** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-31** Motion Laid Over (Senator Jennings) Adopted
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- **2021-04-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-05** Floor Amendment {
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- **2021-04-05** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2021-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-08** House Concurs Senate Amendments
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- **2021-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-08** Passed Enrolled
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- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 610 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e272b6c-eb7a-4fe9-8274-3f04e7183dc9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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