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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pools Act of 2026)"
+description: "Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pools Act of 2026)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
+legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "SB 523"
+citation: "Maryland SB 523 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["M. Washington"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2026-02-04"
+last_action: "2026-04-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f14ba391-896d-4faf-ad62-74382b05370e"
+source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0523?ys=2026RS"
+source_hash: "703fb30a7149b9d74a529973f5813287809a1c8a9949e83b6d4a8510c413e756"
+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 523 (2026) — Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pools Act of 2026)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chapter - Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pools Act of 2026)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_164_sb0523e.pdf)
+2. **Enrolled - Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools (Jack Cover Vernal Pools Act of 2026)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0523e.pdf)
+3. **First - Department of the Environment - Water Resources - Protection of Vernal Pools (Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2026)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0523f.pdf)
+4. **Third - Department of Natural Resources - Water Resources - Identification of Vernal Pools** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0523t.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- On Third Reading (Amend) — **97–36** (pass) · lower
+- FLA Del. Adams /843526/1 — **38–89** (fail) · lower
+- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
+- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **41–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- M. Washington — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-04** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-05** Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2026-03-20** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-20** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-20** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2026-03-23** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2026-03-23** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-25** Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2026-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-09** Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Adams) Adopted
+- **2026-04-09** Floor Amendment {
+- **2026-04-09** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2026-04-10** Senate Concurs House Amendments
+- **2026-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2026-04-10** Passed Enrolled
+- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 164 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f14ba391-896d-4faf-ad62-74382b05370e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
+