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IntroducedFeb 16, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 13, 2026
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Became LawMay 12, 2026
Maryland House Bill
Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established
Last Action See all actions
executive • May 12, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 553
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 1599
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 126
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Adams
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Stonko
- Allen
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Alston
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Qi
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Foley
- Korman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Roberts
- Turner
- Barnes
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Guyton
- Lopez
- Rose
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Guzzone
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Behler
- Harrison
- Martinez
- Ross
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Hartman
- McComas
- Ruff
- Wells
- Boyce
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Hill
- Miller
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Williams
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moon
- Schmidt
- Wilson
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wims
- Coley
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Smith
- Woods
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Ebersole
ABSENT: 2
- Jones, A.
- Young
YES: 46
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- May 12, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 553
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Rereferred to Budget and Taxation
- Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Rules
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {773327/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (126-6)
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
- Feb 16, 2026 | House
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program - EstablishedPDF
- Amendments {773327/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - EstablishedPDF
- Text - Chapter - Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - EstablishedPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Butchko, Dominic (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- Colden, Allison (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Olszewski, Marisa (Maryland League of Conservation Voters)
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- Ford, Benjamin (ShoreRivers)
- ENT Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- DeCheubel, Leeza (Rural MD Council)


