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Maryland Senate Bill SB285 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXIS TING LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
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10	7		SENATE BILL 285
11	8		P1 5lr1424
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13	10		By: Chair, Finance Committee (By Request – Office of the Attorney General)
14	11		Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2025
15	12		Assigned to: Finance
16		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
17		-	Senate action: Adopted
18		-	Read second time: February 2, 2025
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20		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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22	16		AN ACT concerning 1
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24	18		Attorney General – Collapse of Francis Scott Key Bridge – Reporting 2
25		-	Maryland Protecting Opportunities and Regional Trade (PORT) Act – Reports 3
26		-	of Attorney General – Frequency 4
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28		-	FOR the purpose of altering the frequency with which the Attorney General is required to 5
29		-	report to the General Assembly on options for recovering economic damages arising 6
30		-	from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge; and generally relating to the 7
31		-	collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge of the reports required to be submitted by 8
32		-	the Attorney General to the General Assembly regarding the status of the recovery 9
33		-	of economic damages arising from the closure of the Helen Delich Bentley Port of 10
34		-	Baltimore and the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge; and generally relating 11
35		-	to reports of the Attorney General under the Maryland Protecting Opportunities and 12
36		-	Regional Trade (PORT) Act. 13
	20	+	FOR the purpose of altering the frequency with which the Attorney General is required to 3
	21	+	report to the General Assembly on options for recovering economic damages arising 4
	22	+	from the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge; and generally relating to the 5
	23	+	collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. 6
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38		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 14
39		-	Chapter 2 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 15
40		-	Section 2(g) 16
	25	+	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 7
	26	+	Chapter 2 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 8
	27	+	Section 2(g) 9
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42		-	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 17
43		-	Chapter 3 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2024 18
44		-	Section 2(g) 19
	29	+	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 10
	30	+	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 11
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46		-	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 20
47		-	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 21
	32	+	Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2024 12
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	34	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 13
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	36	+	(g) The Attorney General shall: 14
	37	+
	38	+	(1) pursue all available options, including filing actions against the 15
	39	+	applicable parties, to recover for the State all possible economic damages arising from the 16
	40	+	closure of the Port and the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge; and 17
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	42	+	(2) beginning July 1, 2024, and [each month] EVERY 6 MONTHS thereafter 18
	43	+	until all available options pursued under item (1) of this subsection are exhausted or 19
	44	+	resolved, report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 20
	45	+	Government Article, on the status of pursuing and recovering the economic damages. 21
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51		-	Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2024 1
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53		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 2
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55		-	(g) The Attorney General shall: 3
56		-
57		-	(1) pursue all available options, including filing actions against the 4
58		-	applicable parties, to recover for the State all possible economic damages arising from the 5
59		-	closure of the Port and the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge; and 6
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61		-	(2) beginning July 1, 2024, and [each month] EVERY 6 MONTHS thereafter 7
62		-	until all available options pursued under item (1) of this subsection are exhausted or 8
63		-	resolved, report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 9
64		-	Government Article, on the status of pursuing and recovering the economic damages. 10
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66		-	Chapter 3 of the Acts of 2024 11
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68		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That: 12
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70		-	(g) The Attorney General shall: 13
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72		-	(1) pursue all available options, including filing actions against the 14
73		-	applicable parties, to recover for the State all possible economic damages arising from the 15
74		-	closure of the Port and the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge; and 16
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76		-	(2) beginning July 1, 2024, and [each month] EVERY 6 MONTHS thereafter 17
77		-	until all available options pursued under item (1) of this subsection are exhausted or 18
78		-	resolved, report to the General Assembly, in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State 19
79		-	Government Article, on the status of pursuing and recovering the economic damages. 20
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81		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 21
82		-	1, 2025. 22
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87		-	Approved:
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89		-	Governor.
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91		-	President of the Senate.
92		-	________________________________________________________________________________
93		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	49	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
	50	+	1, 2025. 2