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IntroducedFeb 04, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 558
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 41
- Mr. President
- Gallion
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gile
- Jackson
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Guzzone
- James
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Harris
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Hayes
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Henson
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Hester
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 131
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Adams
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Alston
- Embry
- Kerr
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kipke
- Queen
- Toles
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Ross
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Ruff
- Wells
- Behler
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Harrison
- McComas
- Schindler
- Williams
- Boyce
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Healey
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wims
- Cardin
- Hill
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Moon
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Smith
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Coley
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stein
- Young
- Conaway
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Crosby
ABSENT: 1
YES: 47
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hershey
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (131-5)
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {623523/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Environment and Transportation
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Motion Returned Second Reading (Senator Bailey) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {893820/1 (Senator Bailey) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- Favorable with Amendments {473721/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Budget and Taxation
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program - EstablishedPDF
- Amendments {473721/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {893820/1 (Senator Bailey) Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - EstablishedPDF
- Amendments {623523/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - EstablishedPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
- Video: Budget and TaxationHTML
- Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Bailey, Jack
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Wittig, Grace
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Haddaway-Riccio, Jeannie (R&R Solutions)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Dean, Rachel
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Jarrell, Stephanie (Queen Anne's County Commissioners)
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Ford, Benjamin (ShoreRivers)
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Bassett, Elle (Arundel Rivers Federation)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- Butchko, Dominic (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Colden, Allison (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
- B&T Testimony, INFO -- McPherson, Lydia (Maryland Department of Natural Resources)
- B&T Testimony, FWA -- Dietz, Michelle (The Nature Conservancy)
- B&T Testimony, INFO -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Vogel, Chrissy (National Rarities)
- B&T Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Riccio, Jeannie (R&R Solutions, LLC)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Harrison, Jeff (Talbot Watermen Association)
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- Bassett, Elle (Arundel Rivers Federation)
- ENT Testimony, INFO -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- Olszewski, Marisa (Maryland League of Conservation Voters)
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- Stegman, Matt (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Butchko, Dominic (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- Ford, Benjamin (ShoreRivers)
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- DeCheubel, Leeza (Rural Maryland Council)
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- Sharif, Humna (The Nature Conservancy)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- McHenry, Steve (MARBIDCO (Maryland Ag/RBI Development Corp.))
- ENT Testimony, INFO -- McPherson, Lydia (Maryland Department of Natural Resources)
- ENT Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All



