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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations"
+description: "Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
+legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "SB 164"
+citation: "Maryland SB 164 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: []
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2025-09-26"
+last_action: "2026-04-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7801d2ac-5461-4fb1-a10f-dee9f205bf6b"
+source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0164?ys=2026RS"
+source_hash: "0433f7dd6cf1ad888378e73ae99f5591175e93347211363378489086590049d9"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
+---
+
+# Maryland SB 164 (2026) — Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_113_sb0164e.pdf)
+2. **Enrolled - Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0164e.pdf)
+3. **First - Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0164f.pdf)
+4. **Third - Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0164t.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **42–0** (pass) · upper
+- On Third Reading (Amend) — **124–9** (pass) · lower
+- On Third Reading — **43–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee — primary (organization)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2025-09-26** Pre-filed `introduction`
+- **2026-01-14** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-16** Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2026-02-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-02-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2026-02-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2026-02-13** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-25** Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2026-04-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2026-04-09** Senate Concurs House Amendments
+- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2026-04-09** Passed Enrolled
+- **2026-04-14** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 113 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7801d2ac-5461-4fb1-a10f-dee9f205bf6b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
+