MD HB 1599
enactedChesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established
Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did MD HB 1599 pass?
Yes. MD HB 1599 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-12): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 553
What is MD HB 1599 about?
MD HB 1599 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established”.
Who sponsors MD HB 1599?
Ziegler, Stein, Odom and 16 others are the primary sponsors of MD HB 1599.
- Introduced
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- Latest action
- 2026-05-12 — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 553
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Zieglerprimary
- Steinprimary
- Odomprimary
- T. Morganprimary
- J. Longprimary
- Lewisprimary
- Holmesprimary
- Healeyprimary
- Boyceprimary
- Behlerprimary
- Allenprimary
- Sample-Hughesprimary
- Hutchinsonprimary
- Hartmanprimary
- Ghristprimary
- Beauchampprimary
- Arentzprimary
- Andersonprimary
- Jacobsprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 553
executive-signature
2026-04-13
Returned Passed
2026-04-13
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-13
Second Reading Passed
2026-04-13
Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-13
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-13
Rereferred to Budget and Taxation
2026-04-10
Referred Rules
referral-committee
2026-04-10
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-10
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-10
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-09
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-13
Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.
2026-03-13
Hearing canceled
2026-03-11
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-10
Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
2026-02-16
First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
referral-committee
Versions
- Chapter - Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - EstablishedCompare
- Third - Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - EstablishedCompare
- First - Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program - EstablishedCompare
- (document, no version)Compare
Documents
Votes
On Third Reading
2026-03-26 · pass · 126-6
Member-level votes (141)
- Speaker: yes
- Edelson: yes
- Jones, D.: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Adams: yes
- Embry: yes
- Kaiser: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Stinnett: yes
- Addison: yes
- Fair: yes
- Kaufman: yes
- Pippy: yes
- Stonko: yes
- Allen: yes
- Feldmark: yes
- Kerr: yes
- Pruski: yes
- Taveras: yes
- Alston: yes
- Fennell: yes
- Kipke: yes
- Qi: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Amprey: yes
- Foley: yes
- Korman: yes
- Queen: yes
- Terrasa: yes
- Arentz: yes
- Forbes: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Reilly: yes
- Toles: yes
- Bagnall: yes
- Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Baker: yes
- Ghrist: yes
- Long, J.: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Turner: yes
- Barnes: yes
- Griffith: yes
- Long, R.: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Valderrama: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Guyton: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Rose: yes
- Valentine: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Mangione: yes
- Rosenberg: yes
- Vogel: yes
- Behler: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Ross: yes
- Watson: yes
- Bhandari: yes
- Hartman: yes
- McComas: yes
- Ruff: yes
- Wells: yes
- Boyce: yes
- Healey: yes
- Metzgar: yes
- Ruth: yes
- White Holland: yes
- Cardin: yes
- Hill: yes
- Miller: yes
- Sample-Hughes: yes
- Wilkins: yes
- Chang: yes
- Hinebaugh: yes
- Mireku-North: yes
- Schindler: yes
- Williams: yes
- Charkoudian: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Moon: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clippinger: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- Moreno: yes
- Shetty: yes
- Wims: yes
- Coley: yes
- Howard: yes
- Morgan, T.: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Wivell: yes
- Conaway: yes
- Hutchinson: yes
- Nawrocki: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Wolek: yes
- Crosby: yes
- Ivey: yes
- Nkongolo: yes
- Smith: yes
- Woods: yes
- Crutchfield: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Odom: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Woorman: yes
- Cullison: yes
- Johnson, A.: yes
- Palakovich Carr: yes
- Spiegel: yes
- Wu: yes
- Davis: yes
- Johnson, S.: yes
- Pasteur: yes
- Stein: yes
- Ziegler: yes
- Ebersole: yes
- Arikan: no
- Fisher: no
- Grammer: no
- Morgan, M.: no
- Szeliga: no
- Chisholm: no
- Acevero: not voting
- Boafo: not voting
- Buckel: not voting
- Ciliberti: not voting
- McCaskill: not voting
- Anderson: not voting
- Bouchat: not voting
- Jones, A.: absent
- Young: absent
On Third Reading
2026-03-27 · pass · 46-0
Member-level votes (47)
- Mr. President: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Hershey: yes
- Lam: yes
- Simonaire: yes
- Attar: yes
- Feldman: yes
- Hester: yes
- Lewis Young: yes
- Smith: yes
- Augustine: yes
- Folden: yes
- Hettleman: yes
- Love: yes
- Sydnor: yes
- Bailey: yes
- Gallion: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Mautz: yes
- Waldstreicher: yes
- Beidle: yes
- Gile: yes
- James: yes
- McCray: yes
- Washington, A.: yes
- Benson: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Jennings: yes
- McKay: yes
- Washington, M.: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Harris: yes
- Kagan: yes
- Ready: yes
- Watson: yes
- Carozza: yes
- Hayes: yes
- King: yes
- Rosapepe: yes
- West: yes
- Charles: yes
- Henson: yes
- Kramer: yes
- Salling: yes
- Zucker: yes
- Corderman: yes
- Muse: not voting
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 558
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