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IntroducedFeb 06, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 04, 2025
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Signed into LawMay 06, 2025
Department of the Environment - Definition of Ecological Restoration
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executive • May 06, 2025: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 330
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary/Bill Text
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 40
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Miller
- Rose
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, M.
- Sample-Hughes
- Arikan
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- Morgan, T.
- Schmidt
- Baker
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Nawrocki
- Stonko
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Nkongolo
- Szeliga
- Bouchat
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Otto
- Tomlinson
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Metzgar
- Reilly
- Wivell
NO: 95
- Speaker
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taylor
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Roberts
- Toles
- Alston
- Fair
- Kerr
- Rogers
- Turner
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Atterbeary
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Ross
- Vogel
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lewis, R.
- Ruth
- Wells
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Simmons
- Williams
- Boyce
- Harris
- Mireku-North
- Simpson
- Wilson
- Chang
- Harrison
- Moon
- Smith
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Conaway
- Holmes
- Patterson
- Stein
- Woorman
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Pena-Melnyk
- Stewart
- Wu
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Young
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Ziegler
ABSENT: 5
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 138
- Speaker
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Otto
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pena-Melnyk
- Taveras
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Qi
- Tomlinson
- Atterbeary
- Fisher
- Korman
- Queen
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Forbes
- Lewis, J.
- Roberts
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis, R.
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Behler
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Williams
- Bouchat
- Harris
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McComas
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Healey
- Miller
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Simpson
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Smith
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Morgan, M.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, T.
- Spiegel
- Young
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Nawrocki
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Corderman
- Hester
- Love
- Smith
- Attar
- Ellis
- Jackson, C.
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Feldman
- Jackson, M.
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Folden
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Gallion
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Benson
- Gile
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Charles
- Henson
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
NO: 0
Actions
- May 06, 2025 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 330
- Apr 05, 2025 | House
- Returned Passed
- Apr 04, 2025 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Apr 03, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Third Reading Passed (138-0)
- Mar 15, 2025 | House
- Floor Amendment {503326/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (40-95)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 13, 2025 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {613920/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Fisher) Adopted
- Mar 12, 2025 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
- Feb 07, 2025 | House
- Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- First Reading Environment and Transportation
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Department of the Environment - Ecological RestorationPDF
- Amendments {613920/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {503326/1 (Delegate Fisher) Rejected (40-95) (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Department of the Environment - Definition of Ecological RestorationPDF
- Text - Chapter - Department of the Environment - Definition of Ecological RestorationPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Todd, Robin (Maryland Ornithological Society)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Lawrence, Julia (Indivisible HoCoMD)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Bassett, Elle (Arundel Rivers Federation)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Glassman, Barry
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Sharif, Humna (The Nature Conservancy)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Southerland, Mark (Safe Skies Maryland)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Olszewski, Marisa (Maryland League of Conservation Voters)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- de Regt, Jan (Southern Maryland Audubon)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Stegman, Matt (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Hudson, Lee (Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Swanson, Taylor (Assateague Coastal Trust)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Brown, Jim (Audubon Mid-Atlantic)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Rogers, Thomas (Audubon Society of Central Maryland)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Ostdahl, Maggie (National Aquarium)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Bean, Carol (Eastern Shore Land Conservancy)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Conway, Mark (Chesapeake Conservancy)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Stein, Dana
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- Baker, Jeremy D (Maryland Department of the Environment)