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IntroducedJan 19, 2026
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Passed SenateFeb 24, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 08, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 08, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 257
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 45
- 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.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
NO: 0
YES: 133
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kerr
- Queen
- Toles
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Korman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Wells
- Behler
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Williams
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Schmidt
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Miller
- Shetty
- Wims
- Chang
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Moon
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Chisholm
- Hill
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Woods
- Ciliberti
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Coley
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Young
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- Apr 03, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
- Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- Mar 25, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 25, 2026 | House
- Referred Environment and Transportation
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- Feb 20, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 19, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- miles, william (self employed)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Contino, Kara (Office of Senator Simonaire)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- DeCheubel, Leeza (Rural Maryland Council)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Hill, Beth (Maryland Forests Association)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- McPherson, Lydia (Maryland Department of Natural Resources)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- miles, william (self employed)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Contino, Kara (Office of Senator Simonaire)
- ENT Testimony, INFO -- McPherson, Lydia (Maryland Department of Natural Resources)

