Maryland House Bill 1249 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 5)
Status: Introduced on February 7 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-02-07 - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishing that regulations of the Department of Natural Resources governing the catching of blue catfish shall establish a pilot program authorizing the use of electrofishing, shall authorize the use of finfish trotlines of up to 2,400 feet in length, may not set a limit on the number of hooks used, and shall authorize the use of hooks that are not corrodible; and requiring the Department of Agriculture to report on or before September 1, 2025, outlining needs and best practices for collecting, processing, and marketing blue catfish.

Natural Resources - Blue Catfish - Population Control

Del. Jay Jacobs [R]	Del. Christopher Adams [R]	Del. Steven Arentz [R]	Del. Jeff Ghrist [R]
Del. Tom Hutchinson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-07	House	Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-02-07	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation

SB960 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-04 - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Natural Resources	4	701.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1249?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1249f.pdf