Maryland Senate Bill 108

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Sponsorship: Committee Bill
Status: Engrossed on March 10 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-03-25 - Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizing the Department of the Environment to impose an administrative penalty for certain violations related to water use and dam safety; repealing a certain limitation on the Department's authority to issue certain orders and notices related to dam safety; authorizing the Department to impose a penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation, not to exceed $100,000, for certain violations related to wetlands construction, modification, or development; requiring the Department to take certain actions before imposing any penalties; etc.

Environment - Water Resources and Wetlands - Enforcement

Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee

2026-03-10 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 32 N: 10 NV: 1 Abs: 4) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-25	House	Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-11	House	Referred Environment and Transportation
2026-03-10	Senate	Third Reading Passed (32-10)
2026-03-06	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-06	Senate	Floor Amendment {123327/1 (Senator Hershey) Adopted
2026-03-06	Senate	Floor Amendment {343928/1 (Senator Hershey) Withdrawn
2026-03-05	Senate	Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted
2026-03-05	Senate	Floor Amendment {343928/1 (Senator Hershey)
2026-03-05	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Adopted
2026-03-04	Senate	Motion Special Order until 3/5 (Senator Mautz) Adopted
2026-03-04	Senate	Favorable with Amendments
2026-03-04	Senate	Substitute Committee Amendment {473826/1 Adopted
2026-03-04	Senate	Favorable
2026-03-03	Senate	Motion Special Order until 3/4 (Senator Hester) Adopted
2026-03-03	Senate	Committee Amendment {603126/1 Withdrawn
2026-03-03	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {603126/1
2026-02-27	Senate	Motion Special Order until 3/3 (Senator Hershey) Adopted
2026-02-27	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {603126/1
2026-02-25	Senate	Motion Special Order until 2/27 (Senator Hershey) Adopted
2026-02-25	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {603126/1
2026-02-24	Senate	Motion Special Order until 2/25 (Senator Feldman) Adopted
2026-02-24	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {603126/1
2026-02-23	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-01-16	Senate	Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-14	Senate	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
2025-09-25	Senate	Pre-filed

HB250 (Crossfiled) 2026-04-28 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 273

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0108?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0108f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0108t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0108_60312601.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0108_47382601.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0108_34392801.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0108_12332701.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0108_eee.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/0322.pdf