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IntroducedFeb 04, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 23, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 08, 2026: Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 523
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Love
- Smith
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Referred Environment and Transportation
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {103120/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 04, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- 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 -- DeLeo, Amanda
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- McDowell, Liz
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Southerland, Mark (Safe Skies Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Smith, Marlene (Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay Chapter)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Sharif, Humna (The Nature Conservancy)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Hudson, Jennie (Anacostia Watershed Society)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- McKnight, Jonathan
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Fulton, Judith (Sierra Club)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Alexander, Peter
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Broadman, Dorie (Wild Ones Nation's Capital Region Chapter)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Vogel, Eli (Audubon Society of Central Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Dunlap, Julie (Audubon Society of Central Maryland)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ostdahl, Maggie (National Aquarium)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Volpitta, Alice (Blue Water Baltimore)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Brown, Jim (Audubon Mid-Atlantic)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Bassett, Elle (Arundel Rivers Federation)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kelleher, Zack (ShoreRivers)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Swanson, Taylor (Assateague Coastal Trust)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Stegman, Matt (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Parham, Martinna (Waterkeepers Chesapeake)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Baker, Jeremy D (Maryland Department of the Environment)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Durholz, Marlene
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Shingledecker, Susan (Chesapeake Conservancy)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Graf, Lori (Maryland Building Industry Association)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- McPherson, Lydia (Maryland Department of Natural Resources)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Ballentine, Tom (NAIOP Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

