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IntroducedJan 28, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 23, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 10, 2026
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Became LawApr 28, 2026
Maryland House Bill
Department of the Environment - Waivers for Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Measures - Regulations and Scoring System
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 321
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 613
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 133
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Howard
- Nkongolo
- Spiegel
- Acevero
- Crosby
- Hutchinson
- Odom
- Stein
- Adams
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Addison
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Pasteur
- Stinnett
- Allen
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Alston
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pippy
- Taveras
- Anderson
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Queen
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Fisher
- Korman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rose
- Watson
- Behler
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guyton
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Wims
- Buckel
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hartman
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Young
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Ziegler
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Nawrocki
NO: 0
YES: 127
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Acevero
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Adams
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Allen
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Korman
- Qi
- Taylor
- Arikan
- Foley
- Lehman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Bagnall
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Reilly
- Toles
- Baker
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Barnes
- Ghrist
- Lopez
- Rogers
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Grammer
- Mangione
- Rose
- Valderrama
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Rosenberg
- Valentine
- Behler
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ross
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruff
- Watson
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Ruth
- Wells
- Buckel
- Hartman
- Miller
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Hill
- Moon
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Smith
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Solomon
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
NO: 0
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 321
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (127-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {273624/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (133-0)
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
- Favorable with Amendments {833024/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 10, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 28, 2026 | House
- First Reading Environment and Transportation
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Calvert and St. Mary's Counties - Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization MeasuresPDF
- Amendments {833024/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Department of the Environment - Waivers for Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Measures - Regulations and Scoring SystemPDF
- Amendments {273624/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Department of the Environment - Waivers for Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Measures - Regulations and Scoring SystemPDF
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 -- Guy, Randy (Commissioners of St. Mary's County)
- ENT Testimony, UNF -- Golden, Becky (ShoreRivers)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Raley Jr., James K. (St. Mary's County Farm Bureau)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Evans, Gerard (Evans & Associates, LLC)
- ENT Testimony, UNF -- Hoerger, Lisa
- ENT Testimony, UNF -- Sharif, Humna (The Nature Conservancy)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Young, Bruce (St. Mary's Soil Conservation District)
- ENT Testimony, UNF -- Bassett, Elle (Arundel Rivers Federation)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- St Laurent, Ryan (Calvert Soil Conservation District)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Peterson, Stephen (Personal)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Leavitt, Jason
- ENT Testimony, INFO -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Ziegler, Natalie (Maryland General Assembly)
- ENT Testimony, UNF -- Baker, Jeremy D (Maryland Department of the Environment)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Stegman, Matt (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
- ENT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Weems, Brandon (Maryland Marine Contractors Association)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Bailey, Jack
- ENT Testimony, UNF -- McPherson, Lydia (Maryland Department of Natural Resources)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Morgan, Todd
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Alderson, Mike
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Jones, Samantha (Calvert County Board of Comissioners)
- ENT Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Hough, Tyler (Maryland Farm Bureau)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Morgan, Todd
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Young, Bruce (St. Mary's Soil Conservation District)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Ziegler, Natalie (Maryland General Assembly)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Houser, John (St. Mary's County Government)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Stegman, Matt (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Nelson, Jen (Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Hoerger, Lisa
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Olszewski, Marisa (Maryland League of Conservation Voters)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Baker, Jeremy D (Maryland Department of the Environment)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
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