| MD | SB634 | Pass | Increasing the amount of the inspection tax levied on marketable oysters shipped in the shell to any place outside the State from 30 cents to $1 per bushel; increasing the amount of the severance tax levied on oysters caught within certain natural oy...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 780 |
| MD | HB1084 | Pass | Increasing the amount of the inspection tax levied on marketable oysters shipped in the shell to any place outside the State from 30 cents to $1 per bushel; increasing the amount of the severance tax levied on oysters caught within certain natural oy...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 781 |
| MD | HB1175 | Pass | Authorizing a person to file a petition for expungement of certain criminal records based on a conviction for certain hunting offenses.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-16
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 784 |
| MD | HB63 | Pass | Altering the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program to be the Certified Local Farm and Fish Program; expanding the purpose of the Program to include food from certified Chesapeake invasive species providers in the overall percentage goal of 20% of t...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 576 |
| MD | SB91 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue an apprentice hunting license to a person under the age of 17 years who has previously been issued an apprentice hunting license under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 554 |
| MD | SB102 | Pass | Authorizing an individual under the age of 16 years to use a collapsible trap, net ring, handline, or dip net, as described by the Department of Natural Resources in regulations, when catching or attempting to catch crabs in the waters of the Chesape...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 538 |
| MD | SB275 | Pass | Requiring a person who is not required to be licensed or permitted under certain provisions of law to obtain a free Department of Natural Resources identification number before using a snare, a trap, or another similar device to capture wildlife; and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 539 |
| MD | SB327 | Pass | Altering the purpose of the Heritage Conservation Fund to include acquiring interests in land that can be used by the general public for hunting; establishing the Wildlife Conservation, Education, and Outreach Program to provide outreach and foster a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 543 |
| MD | SB310 | Pass | Altering the Black Bear Damage Reimbursement Fund to authorize grants from the Fund to be made for projects that prevent damages caused by black bears and reduce conflicts between black bears and humans; renaming the Fund to be the Black Bear Damage ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 565 |
| MD | HB406 | Pass | Requiring a person who is not required to be licensed or permitted under certain provisions of law to obtain a free Department of Natural Resources identification number before using a snare, a trap, or another similar device to capture wildlife; and...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 540 |
| MD | HB465 | Pass | Authorizing an individual under the age of 16 years to use a collapsible trap, net ring, handline, or dip net when catching or attempting to catch crabs in the waters of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries without a recreational crabbing lic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 537 |
| MD | HB466 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in Worcester County to hunt game birds and game mammals on a Sunday, subject to certain time restrictions, during the open season for that game bird or game mammal; authorizing the Dep...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 536 |
| MD | SB386 | Pass | Altering the Certified Local Farm Enterprise Program to be the Certified Local Farm and Fish Program; expanding the purpose of the Program to include food from certified Chesapeake invasive species providers in the overall percentage goal for certain...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 575 |
| MD | SB422 | Pass | Establishing the Black Bass Conservation Fund in the Department of Natural Resources as a special, nonlapsing fund to further black bass management; requiring the Department to administer the Fund; requiring the Department to establish a process thro...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 557 |
| MD | HB696 | Pass | Establishing the Black Bass Conservation Fund in the Department of Natural Resources to further black bass management; requiring the Department to administer the Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring interest earnings of the Fund to be credit...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 556 |
| MD | HB683 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue an apprentice hunting license to a person under the age of 17 years who has previously been issued an apprentice hunting license under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 555 |
| MD | HB1005 | Pass | Reducing from 150 yards to 50 yards the size of the safety zone for archery hunters in Howard County who are under the authority of a deer management permit or who are actively participating in a hunting program administered by the county within whic...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 603 |
| MD | HB1087 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt game birds and mammals on each Sunday of the game bird and game mammal seasons from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m. in Wicomico County; authorizing the Department to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 611 |
| MD | HB983 | Pass | Altering the purpose of the Heritage Conservation Fund to include acquiring interests in land that can be used by the general public for hunting; establishing the Wildlife Conservation, Education, and Outreach Program to provide outreach and foster a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 544 |
| MD | SB911 | Pass | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to issue an annual fishing license and stamp exemption to governmental entities and nonprofit organizations to provide fishing clinics and instructional opportunities to certain individuals; and alterin...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 497 |
| MD | SB434 | Pass | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a Restorative Aquaculture Pilot Program to provide financial incentives to holders of aquaculture leases who maintain the lease in accordance with certain criteria, maintain the restorative c...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-03
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 372 |
| MD | SB80 | Pass | Establishing a licensing and regulatory scheme to allow the commercial fishing of blue and flathead catfish in the tidal waters of the State using a finfish trotline.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 105 |
| MD | HB386 | Pass | Establishing a licensing and regulatory scheme to allow the commercial fishing of blue and flathead catfish in the tidal waters of the State using a finfish trotline.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-24
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 104 |
| MD | HB378 | Engross
50% | Altering the Black Bear Damage Reimbursement Fund to authorize grants from the Fund to be made for projects that reduce conflicts between black bears and humans; renaming the Black Bear Damage Reimbursement Fund to be the Black Bear Conflict Reducti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation |
| MD | HB934 | Engross
50% | Authorizing an individual to sell, offer for sale, barter, or exchange an antlerless deer acquired as the result of participation in a raffle program in the State held during the month of January that has the objective of harvesting an antlerless dee...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
Third Reading Passed (31-2) |
| MD | HB1119 | Intro
25% | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a year-round open season for the hunting of fur-bearing mammals in Dorchester County; removing certain limitations on the hunting of fur-bearing mammals on Sundays in Dorchester County; and a...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| MD | HB954 | Intro
25% | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish an annual tundra swan hunting season if authorized by federal law; requiring the Department to request that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service authorize an annual tundra swan hunting season i...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-10
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| MD | SB796 | Engross
50% | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt game birds and mammals on each Sunday of the game bird and game mammal seasons in Wicomico County from 30 minutes before sunrise until 10:30 a.m.; authorizing the Department to...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-05
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | SB824 | Engross
50% | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person in Worcester County to hunt game birds and game mammals on a Sunday, subject to certain time restrictions, during the open season for that game bird or game mammal; authorizing the Dep...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-05
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB467 | Intro
25% | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt turkey on each Sunday of the spring turkey hunting season on private property and public land designated by the Department for hunting in Worcester County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-30
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB449 | Intro
25% | Repealing a restriction on the hours during which a person may hunt on each Sunday of the game bird and game mammal seasons in Calvert County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-18
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| MD | HB1118 | Intro
25% | Repealing the time restrictions that apply to Sunday hunting in Caroline County, Dorchester County, Talbot County, and Wicomico County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-17
Unfavorable Report by Environment and Transportation |
| MD | HB1262 | Intro
25% | Altering the composition of the Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission and the Oyster Advisory Commission; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in coordination with the Aquaculture Coordinating Council, the Department of the Environment, the W...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-17
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB492 | Intro
25% | Establishing the rotational harvest pilot program for oysters to be implemented by the Department of Natural Resources; requiring the Department to open certain areas of the Chesapeake Bay to the rotational harvest of oysters in certain manners; requ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-13
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | HB932 | Intro
25% | Establishing the rotational harvest pilot program for oysters to be implemented by the Department of Natural Resources; requiring the Department to open certain areas of the Chesapeake Bay to the rotational harvest of oysters in certain manners; requ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-06
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB437 | Intro
25% | Altering the composition of the Tidal Fisheries Advisory Commission and the Oyster Advisory Commission; requiring the Department of Natural Resources, in coordination with the Aquaculture Coordinating Council, the Department of the Environment, the W...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-26
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB637 | Intro
25% | Authorizing a person whose authorization to catch oysters is revoked under certain provisions of law to apply for reinstatement of the authorization after 5 years; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish an Oyster Harvester Educati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-26
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB1254 | Intro
25% | Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish a Restorative Aquaculture Pilot Program to provide financial incentives to holders of aquaculture leases who maintain the lease in accord with certain criteria and maintain the restorative co...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-16
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | HB1085 | Intro
25% | Prohibiting a person from operating a vessel within 500 yards of a stationary blind or blind site that is occupied and being used for hunting migratory waterfowl during open season.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | HB945 | Intro
25% | Authorizing a person whose authorization to catch oysters is revoked under certain provisions of law to apply for reinstatement of the authorization after 5 years; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish an Oyster Harvester Educati...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-13
To House Environment and Transportation Committee |
| MD | SB155 | Intro
25% | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer hunting season from the first Sunday in October through the second Sunday in January, inclusive, in Prince George's County; and adding Prince Ge...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB323 | Intro
25% | Repealing a restriction on the hours during which a person may hunt on each Sunday of the game bird and game mammal seasons in Calvert County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB777 | Intro
25% | Repealing the time restrictions that apply to Sunday hunting in Caroline County, Dorchester County, Talbot County, and Wicomico County.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB779 | Intro
25% | Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow a person, for the management of the deer population in the State, to sponsor, conduct, or participate in a certain contest in the State that has the objective of harvesting a female deer.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SJ2 | Intro
25% | Requesting the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to consider prohibiting the commercial reduction fishing of Atlantic menhaden, including the use of purse seines and spotter planes, in the Chesapeake Bay.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-09
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | SB96 | Intro
25% | Reducing from 150 yards to 50 yards the size of the safety zone for archery hunters in Howard County within which archery hunting may not take place except under certain circumstances; and requiring an archery hunter in Howard County to be in an elev...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-06
Withdrawn by Sponsor |
| MD | SB433 | Intro
25% | Establishing the Woman- and Minority-Owned Shellfish Aquaculture Enterprise Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to assist woman- and minority-owned businesses entering into or expanding in the shellfish aquaculture industry; requiring the Maryland Agr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-03
To Senate Finance Committee |
