---
type: "Bill"
title: "Waterfowl Hunting Guide License - Guide Services for Hunting Snow Geese - Reciprocity"
description: "Waterfowl Hunting Guide License - Guide Services for Hunting Snow Geese - Reciprocity"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 1163"
citation: "Maryland HB 1163 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hunting and Fishing", "Birds", "Hunting", "Licenses", "Residency"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-08"
last_action: "2018-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2a98e56-0f5b-4b1f-bbd3-96610ca3d617"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=HB1163&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2018rs"
source_hash: "f782904de2085aaf9b290bb519e50b5988c0579aa85306e1b3fd979b4edd5fb8"
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 HB 1163 (2018) — Waterfowl Hunting Guide License - Guide Services for Hunting Snow Geese - Reciprocity

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/hb/hb1163f.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **132–2** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Adams — primary (person)
- Glass — cosponsor (person)
- Hornberger — cosponsor (person)
- Krebs — cosponsor (person)
- Long — cosponsor (person)
- McComas — cosponsor (person)
- Rose — cosponsor (person)
- S. Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Shoemaker — cosponsor (person)
- W. Miller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-08** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-08** Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-03-12** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Favorable with Amendments {300914/1 Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-14** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2018-03-15** Third Reading Passed (132-2) `passage`
- **2018-03-16** First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19** Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-04-05** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Favorable Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Second Reading Passed
- **2018-04-06** Third Reading Passed (44-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Returned Passed
- **2018-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 519 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b2a98e56-0f5b-4b1f-bbd3-96610ca3d617`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).