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IntroducedSep 30, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 09, 2026
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Became LawApr 14, 2026
Maryland House Bill
Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Variances - Alterations
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 14, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 79
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 247
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 96
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Embry
- Korman
- Roberts
- Toles
- Alston
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simmons
- Williams
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wims
- Chang
- Hill
- Odom
- Smith
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stein
- Wu
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Cullison
NO: 37
Actions
- Apr 14, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 79
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Returned Passed
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (33-8)
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (96-37)
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {653929/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
- Jan 19, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Environment and Transportation
- Sep 30, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Variances - AlterationsPDF
- Amendments {653929/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Variances - AlterationsPDF
- Text - Chapter - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Variances - AlterationsPDF
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
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Bassett, Elle (Arundel Rivers Federation)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Stegman, Matt (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Butchko, Dominic (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Richards, Annie (ShoreRivers)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hoerger, Lisa
- ENT Testimony, UNF -- Ballentine, Tom (NAIOP Maryland)
- ENT Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Bassett, Elle (Arundel Rivers Federation)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Richards, Annie (ShoreRivers)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Stegman, Matt (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hoerger, Lisa
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Fisher, Erik (Critical Area Commission)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
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