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IntroducedJan 30, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 13, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 431
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- Muse
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Salling
NO: 1
ABSENT: 2
YES: 108
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crosby
- Jacobs
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Addison
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Toles
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Turner
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Valderrama
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kipke
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Ross
- Watson
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lewis
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Behler
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Shetty
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Simmons
- Wims
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Mireku-North
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Chang
- Healey
- Moon
- Smith
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moreno
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Odom
- Stein
- Young
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Palakovich Carr
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Pasteur
NO: 26
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (43-1)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (108-26)
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {113026/1 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 17, 2026 | House
- Referred Environment and Transportation
- Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-1)
- Mar 11, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {553726/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {553726/1
- Motion Special Order until 3/11 (Senator Mautz) Adopted
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 30, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and TakingsPDF
- Amendments {553726/1 (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and TakingsPDF
- Amendments {113026/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and TakingsPDF
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 Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Radov, Lisa (Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Todd, Robin (Maryland Ornithological Society)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Weber, Ted (The Climate Reality Baltimore Area Chapter)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Schwarz, Kurt (Maryland Ornithological Society)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Volodin, Stacey (Humane World for Animals)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Demiray, Sonia (Climate Communications Coalition)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Stegman, Matt (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- DeCheubel, Leeza (Rural Maryland Council)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ostdahl, Maggie (National Aquarium)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Swanson, Taylor (Assateague Coastal Trust)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- McKnight, Jonathan
- EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Chester, Annie (American Bird Conservancy)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Boyer, Ronald
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Bassett, Elle (Arundel Rivers Federation)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Wilpers, Michael (Sierra Club MD Chapter)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Fulton, Judy (Maryland Native Plant Society)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Brooks, Benjamin (Maryland State Senate)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- McPherson, Lydia (Maryland Department of Natural Resources)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Volodin, Stacey (Humane World for Animals)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Bassett, Elle (Arundel Rivers Federation)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Radov, Lisa (Maryland Votes for Animals, Inc.)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Brooks, Benjamin (Maryland State Senate)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Stegman, Matt (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
- ENT Testimony, UNF -- Graf, Lori (Maryland Building Industry Association)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- McPherson, Lydia (Maryland Department of Natural Resources)
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- Ballentine, Tom (NAIOP Maryland)
- ENT Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

