Subject Legislation

Dredging

Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB0701 (SB0523) Title Department of the Environment - Water Resources - Protection of Vernal Pools (Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2026) Sponsor Delegate Hill	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) HB1599 (SB0558) Title Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program - Established Sponsor Delegate Jacobs	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0523 (HB0701) Title Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools Sponsor Senator Washington, M.	2	2
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0558 (HB1599) Title Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established Sponsor Senator Bailey	2	2

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsor	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings	Opp Committees & Hearings
HB0701 (SB0523)	Department of the Environment - Water Resources - Protection of Vernal Pools (Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2026)	Delegate Hill	2	2	In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.	Environment and Transportation 2/18/2026 - 1:00 PM
HB1599 (SB0558)	Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program - Established	Delegate Jacobs	2	2	In the House - Hearing 3/13 at 1:30 p.m.	Environment and Transportation 3/13/2026 - 1:30 PM
SB0523 (HB0701)	Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools	Senator Washington, M.	2	2	In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation	Education, Energy, and the Environment 2/24/2026 - 1:00 PM	Environment and Transportation
SB0558 (HB1599)	Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established	Senator Bailey	2	2	In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation	Budget and Taxation 2/24/2026 - 1:00 PM	Environment and Transportation

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