Maryland Senate Bill 643

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Engrossed on April 9 2026 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-04-10 - Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
Pending: House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Providing that the Department of Natural Resources may authorize the reduction of the deer population on certain property with deer damage using certain methods; altering the time restrictions for Sunday deer hunting in certain counties during deer firearms season; repealing certain time restrictions that apply to the hunting of game birds and mammals on certain Sundays on private property in Wicomico County; authorizing the Department to allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer bow hunting season in Baltimore City; etc.

Natural Resources - Hunting - Management

Sen. Jack Bailey [R]

2026-04-09 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 33 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 14) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-10	House	Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
2026-04-09	Senate	Third Reading Passed (33-0)
2026-04-09	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-09	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {383821/1 Adopted
2026-04-09	Senate	Motion Laid Over (Senator Feldman) Adopted
2026-04-09	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {383821/1
2026-04-09	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-02-10	Senate	Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06	Senate	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

HB1063 (Crossfiled) 2026-05-12 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 421

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Natural Resources	10	206	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	10	410	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	10	906	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0643?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0643f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0643t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0003/sb0643_38382101.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/sb0643_eee.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/1008.pdf