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IntroducedJul 24, 2025
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Passed SenateFeb 12, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became LawApr 28, 2026
Maryland Senate Bill
Natural Resources - State Park Entry Fee - Exemptions
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 337
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 161
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Smith
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Simonaire
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 131
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Jacobs
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Odom
- Stewart
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Korman
- Qi
- Toles
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis
- Reilly
- Turner
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Roberts
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Grammer
- Lopez
- Rogers
- Vogel
- Behler
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Rose
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Rosenberg
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Ross
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Hartman
- McComas
- Ruff
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Ruth
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hill
- Miller
- Schindler
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moon
- Shetty
- Woods
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Morgan, M.
- Simpson
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, T.
- Smith
- Young
- Coley
- Ivey
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Conaway
NO: 0
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 337
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (131-0)
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 13, 2026 | House
- Referred Environment and Transportation
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {273226/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Jan 16, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Jul 24, 2025 | Senate
- Pre-filed
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Contino, Kara (Office of Senator Simonaire)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Dragics, DAVID (Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- McPherson, Lydia (DNR)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Birckhead, Janeen (Maryland Military Department)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Dragics, DAVID (Maryland Military Coalition & Ft. George G. Meade Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA))
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Contino, Kara (Office of Senator Simonaire)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Maryland, Veterans Caucus (MGA Veterans Caucus)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- McPherson, Lydia (Maryland Department of Natural Resources)
- ENT Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All



