MD HB 947
enactedNatural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - Alterations
Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did MD HB 947 pass?
Yes. MD HB 947 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 41
What is MD HB 947 about?
MD HB 947 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - Alterations”.
Who sponsors MD HB 947?
Holmes, Healey, Grammer and 11 others are the primary sponsors of MD HB 947.
- Introduced
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-04-14 — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 41
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Holmesprimary
- Healeyprimary
- Grammerprimary
- Boyceprimary
- Szeligaprimary
- Nawrockiprimary
- Jacobsprimary
- Hutchinsonprimary
- Hartmanprimary
- Beauchampprimary
- Arentzprimary
- Andersonprimary
- Adamsprimary
- Sample-Hughesprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 41
executive-signature
2026-04-08
Returned Passed
2026-04-08
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-03
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-02
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-19
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
referral-committee
2026-03-18
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-17
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-17
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-16
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-26
Hearing 2/27 at 1:30 p.m.
2026-02-26
Hearing canceled
2026-02-10
Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-05
First Reading Environment and Transportation
referral-committee
Versions
- Chapter - Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - AlterationsCompare
- Third - Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - AlterationsCompare
- First - Department of Natural Resources - Commercial Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License - AlterationsCompare
- (document, no version)Compare
Documents
Votes
On Third Reading (Emerg)
2026-03-05 · pass · 129-0
Member-level votes (141)
- Speaker: yes
- Conaway: yes
- Ivey: yes
- Odom: yes
- Stinnett: yes
- Acevero: yes
- Crutchfield: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Palakovich Carr: yes
- Stonko: yes
- Adams: yes
- Cullison: yes
- Johnson, A.: yes
- Pasteur: yes
- Szeliga: yes
- Addison: yes
- Davis: yes
- Johnson, S.: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Taveras: yes
- Allen: yes
- Ebersole: yes
- Jones, D.: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Alston: yes
- Edelson: yes
- Kaufman: yes
- Pippy: yes
- Terrasa: yes
- Amprey: yes
- Embry: yes
- Kerr: yes
- Pruski: yes
- Toles: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Fair: yes
- Kipke: yes
- Qi: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Arentz: yes
- Feldmark: yes
- Korman: yes
- Queen: yes
- Turner: yes
- Arikan: yes
- Fennell: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Reilly: yes
- Valderrama: yes
- Bagnall: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Valentine: yes
- Baker: yes
- Foley: yes
- Long, J.: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Vogel: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Forbes: yes
- Long, R.: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Watson: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Rosenberg: yes
- Wells: yes
- Behler: yes
- Grammer: yes
- Mangione: yes
- Ruff: yes
- White Holland: yes
- Bhandari: yes
- Griffith: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Sample-Hughes: yes
- Wilkins: yes
- Boafo: yes
- Guyton: yes
- McCaskill: yes
- Schindler: yes
- Williams: yes
- Boyce: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- McComas: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Wims: yes
- Buckel: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Metzgar: yes
- Shetty: yes
- Wivell: yes
- Cardin: yes
- Hartman: yes
- Miller: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Wolek: yes
- Chang: yes
- Hill: yes
- Mireku-North: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Woods: yes
- Charkoudian: yes
- Hinebaugh: yes
- Moon: yes
- Smith: yes
- Woorman: yes
- Chisholm: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Moreno: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Wu: yes
- Ciliberti: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Spiegel: yes
- Young: yes
- Clippinger: yes
- Howard: yes
- Morgan, T.: yes
- Stein: yes
- Ziegler: yes
- Coley: yes
- Hutchinson: yes
- Nkongolo: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Barnes: not voting
- Crosby: not voting
- Rose: not voting
- Ross: not voting
- Ruth: not voting
- Bouchat: not voting
- Ghrist: absent
- Jones, A.: absent
- Kaiser: absent
- Nawrocki: absent
- Wilson: absent
- Healey: absent
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 610
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