-
IntroducedFeb 04, 2026
-
Passed SenateMar 23, 2026
-
Passed HouseApr 10, 2026
-
Became LawApr 28, 2026
Maryland Senate Bill
Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pools Act of 2026)
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 164
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
YES: 38
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, M.
- Sample-Hughes
- Anderson
- Fisher
- Jacobs
- Morgan, T.
- Schmidt
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Kipke
- Nawrocki
- Stonko
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Long, R.
- Nkongolo
- Szeliga
- Baker
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Tomlinson
- Beauchamp
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Reilly
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hornberger
- Metzgar
- Rose
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Howard
- Miller
NO: 89
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Taylor
- Allen
- Embry
- Kerr
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fair
- Korman
- Roberson
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Watson
- Boafo
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wilson
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wims
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Coley
- Holmes
- Odom
- Solomon
- Woods
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Young
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
YES: 97
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taveras
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Embry
- Korman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Behler
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wells
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Williams
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wilson
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Wims
- Coley
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Woorman
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Wu
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Davis
- Kaiser
NO: 36
ABSENT: 2
- Jones, A.
- Young
YES: 41
- Mr. President
- Folden
- Hester
- Lam
- Salling
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jackson
- Love
- Sydnor
- Benson
- Guzzone
- James
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Brooks
- Harris
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kagan
- McKay
- Watson
- Charles
- Henson
- King
- Ready
- West
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
- Feldman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 3
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 164
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (97-36)
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {213420/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Adams) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {843526/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (38-89)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 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
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Department of the Environment - Water Resources - Protection of Vernal Pools (Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2026)PDF
- Amendments {103120/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal PoolsPDF
- Amendments {213420/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {843526/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (38-89) (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pools Act of 2026)PDF
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
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Senator Washington, M., Senator Washington, M.
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Parsa, Carolyn
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Devers, Diana (Patapsco Heritage Greenway)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Fulton, Judith (Sierra Club)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Bassett, Elle (Arundel Rivers Federation)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Southerland, Mark (Safe Skies Maryland)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Broadman, Dorie (Wild Ones Nation's Capital Region Chapter)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- johnson, barbara (Blue Water Baltimore)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Hudson, Jennie (Anacostia Watershed Society)
- ENT Testimony, FWA -- Ostdahl, Maggie (National Aquarium)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Vogel, Eli (Audubon Society of Central Maryland)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Stegman, Matt (Chesapeake Bay Foundation)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Parham, Martinna (Waterkeepers Chesapeake)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- iliff, jesse (Severn River Association)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Kerr, Cait
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Brown, Jim (Audubon Mid-Atlantic)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- McDowell, Liz
×
Try FastDemocracy Professional
Try FastDemocracy Professional
Are you part of a non-profit, business, government relations firm or association? We can take your advocacy to the next level!
Report a comment
×
Do you want to add this event to your calendar?