MD SB 523

enacted

Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pools Act of 2026)

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did MD SB 523 pass?

Yes. MD SB 523 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-28): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 164

What is MD SB 523 about?

MD SB 523 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pools Act of 2026)”.

Who sponsors MD SB 523?

M. Washington is the primary sponsor of MD SB 523.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-04-28 — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 164
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-28
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 164
executive-signature
2026-04-10
Passed Enrolled
2026-04-10
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-10
Senate Concurs House Amendments
2026-04-10
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-09
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-04-09
Floor Amendment {
2026-04-09
Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Adams) Adopted
2026-04-09
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-08
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-23
Referred Environment and Transportation
referral-committee
2026-03-23
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-20
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-20
Favorable with Amendments {
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-05
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-04
First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
referral-committee

Versions

Chapter - Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pools Act of 2026)Compare
Enrolled - Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pools Act of 2026)Compare
Third - Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal PoolsCompare
First - Department of the Environment - Water Resources - Protection of Vernal Pools (Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2026)Compare
(document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

On Third Reading
2026-03-06 · pass · 44-0
Member-level votes (47)
- Mr. President: yes
- Ellis: yes
- Hester: yes
- Love: yes
- Smith: yes
- Attar: yes
- Feldman: yes
- Hettleman: yes
- Mautz: yes
- Sydnor: yes
- Augustine: yes
- Gallion: yes
- Jackson: yes
- McCray: yes
- Waldstreicher: yes
- Bailey: yes
- Gile: yes
- Jennings: yes
- McKay: yes
- Washington, A.: yes
- Beidle: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Kagan: yes
- Muse: yes
- Washington, M.: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Harris: yes
- King: yes
- Ready: yes
- Watson: yes
- Carozza: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Kramer: yes
- Rosapepe: yes
- West: yes
- Charles: yes
- Henson: yes
- Lam: yes
- Salling: yes
- Zucker: yes
- Corderman: yes
- Hershey: yes
- Lewis Young: yes
- Simonaire: yes
- Benson: absent
- Folden: absent
- James: absent
FLA Del. Adams /843526/1
2026-03-23 · fail · 38-89
Member-level votes (141)
- Adams: yes
- Ciliberti: yes
- Hutchinson: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Sample-Hughes: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Morgan, T.: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Arentz: yes
- Ghrist: yes
- Kipke: yes
- Nawrocki: yes
- Stonko: yes
- Arikan: yes
- Grammer: yes
- Long, R.: yes
- Nkongolo: yes
- Szeliga: yes
- Baker: yes
- Hartman: yes
- Mangione: yes
- Pippy: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Hinebaugh: yes
- McComas: yes
- Reilly: yes
- Valentine: yes
- Buckel: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- Metzgar: yes
- Rose: yes
- Wivell: yes
- Chisholm: yes
- Howard: yes
- Miller: yes
- Speaker: no
- Ebersole: no
- Kaiser: no
- Pruski: no
- Taveras: no
- Addison: no
- Edelson: no
- Kaufman: no
- Qi: no
- Taylor: no
- Allen: no
- Embry: no
- Kerr: no
- Queen: no
- Terrasa: no
- Amprey: no
- Fair: no
- Korman: no
- Roberson: no
- Toles: no
- Bagnall: no
- Feldmark: no
- Lehman: no
- Rogers: no
- Turner: no
- Barnes: no
- Fennell: no
- Lewis: no
- Rosenberg: no
- Valderrama: no
- Bartlett: no
- Foley: no
- Long, J.: no
- Ross: no
- Vogel: no
- Bhandari: no
- Forbes: no
- Lopez: no
- Ruff: no
- Watson: no
- Boafo: no
- Fraser-Hidalgo: no
- Martinez: no
- Ruth: no
- White Holland: no
- Boyce: no
- Guyton: no
- McCaskill: no
- Schindler: no
- Wilkins: no
- Chang: no
- Guzzone: no
- Mireku-North: no
- Shetty: no
- Wilson: no
- Charkoudian: no
- Healey: no
- Moon: no
- Simmons: no
- Wims: no
- Clippinger: no
- Hill: no
- Moreno: no
- Simpson: no
- Wolek: no
- Coley: no
- Holmes: no
- Odom: no
- Solomon: no
- Woods: no
- Conaway: no
- Ivey: no
- Palakovich Carr: no
- Spiegel: no
- Woorman: no
- Crutchfield: no
- Johnson, A.: no
- Pasteur: no
- Stein: no
- Young: no
- Cullison: no
- Johnson, S.: no
- Patterson: no
- Stewart: no
- Ziegler: no
- Davis: no
- Jones, D.: no
- Phillips: no
- Stinnett: no
- Acevero: not voting
- Bouchat: not voting
- Crosby: not voting
- Harrison: not voting
- Wu: not voting
- Behler: not voting
- Cardin: not voting
- Griffith: not voting
- Wells: not voting
- Alston: absent
- Jones, A.: absent
- Roberts: absent
- Smith: absent
- Williams: absent
Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage.
2026-03-24 · pass · 41-0
Member-level votes (47)
- Mr. President: yes
- Folden: yes
- Hester: yes
- Lam: yes
- Salling: yes
- Augustine: yes
- Gallion: yes
- Hettleman: yes
- Lewis Young: yes
- Smith: yes
- Beidle: yes
- Gile: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Love: yes
- Sydnor: yes
- Benson: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- James: yes
- Mautz: yes
- Waldstreicher: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Harris: yes
- Jennings: yes
- McCray: yes
- Washington, M.: yes
- Carozza: yes
- Hayes: yes
- Kagan: yes
- McKay: yes
- Watson: yes
- Charles: yes
- Henson: yes
- King: yes
- Ready: yes
- West: yes
- Corderman: yes
- Hershey: yes
- Kramer: yes
- Rosapepe: yes
- Zucker: yes
- Feldman: yes
- Ellis: not voting
- Muse: not voting
- Washington, A.: not voting
- Attar: absent
- Bailey: absent
- Simonaire: absent
On Third Reading (Amend)
2026-03-26 · pass · 97-36
Member-level votes (141)
- Speaker: yes
- Ebersole: yes
- Kaufman: yes
- Queen: yes
- Taveras: yes
- Addison: yes
- Edelson: yes
- Kerr: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Allen: yes
- Embry: yes
- Korman: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Terrasa: yes
- Alston: yes
- Fair: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Toles: yes
- Amprey: yes
- Feldmark: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Rosenberg: yes
- Turner: yes
- Barnes: yes
- Fennell: yes
- Long, J.: yes
- Ross: yes
- Valderrama: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Foley: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Ruff: yes
- Vogel: yes
- Behler: yes
- Forbes: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Ruth: yes
- Watson: yes
- Bhandari: yes
- Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
- McCaskill: yes
- Schindler: yes
- Wells: yes
- Boyce: yes
- Guyton: yes
- Mireku-North: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- White Holland: yes
- Cardin: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Moon: yes
- Shetty: yes
- Wilkins: yes
- Chang: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Moreno: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Williams: yes
- Charkoudian: yes
- Healey: yes
- Odom: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Wilson: yes
- Clippinger: yes
- Hill: yes
- Palakovich Carr: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wims: yes
- Coley: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Pasteur: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Wolek: yes
- Conaway: yes
- Ivey: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Spiegel: yes
- Woods: yes
- Crosby: yes
- Johnson, A.: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Stein: yes
- Woorman: yes
- Crutchfield: yes
- Johnson, S.: yes
- Pruski: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Wu: yes
- Cullison: yes
- Jones, D.: yes
- Qi: yes
- Stinnett: yes
- Ziegler: yes
- Davis: yes
- Kaiser: yes
- Adams: no
- Ghrist: no
- Hutchinson: no
- Miller: no
- Rose: no
- Arentz: no
- Grammer: no
- Jacobs: no
- Morgan, M.: no
- Sample-Hughes: no
- Arikan: no
- Griffith: no
- Kipke: no
- Morgan, T.: no
- Stonko: no
- Baker: no
- Hartman: no
- Long, R.: no
- Nawrocki: no
- Szeliga: no
- Beauchamp: no
- Hinebaugh: no
- Mangione: no
- Nkongolo: no
- Tomlinson: no
- Buckel: no
- Hornberger: no
- McComas: no
- Pippy: no
- Valentine: no
- Chisholm: no
- Howard: no
- Metzgar: no
- Reilly: no
- Wivell: no
- Fisher: no
- Acevero: not voting
- Bagnall: not voting
- Boafo: not voting
- Bouchat: not voting
- Ciliberti: not voting
- Anderson: not voting
- Jones, A.: absent
- Young: absent

Related bills

Companion bill: HB 701

Official source

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0523?ys=2026RS

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