---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources – Unprotected Birds and Mammals"
description: "Natural Resources – Unprotected Birds and Mammals"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 94"
citation: "Maryland SB 94 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hunting and Fishing", "Animals", "Awards", "Medals and Prizes", "Birds", "Contests", "Fines", "Hunting", "Natural Resources", "Negligence", "Real Property", "Vandalism"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chair"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2017-10-19"
last_action: "2018-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f0a00f6-bbda-4d1d-9ea7-1801c6f55ced"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=SB94&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2018rs"
source_hash: "d914aaa75d8803f57da2eb47cbad25a0df6d9add0568390dadf0d74cad714e77"
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 94 (2018) — Natural Resources – Unprotected Birds and Mammals

## 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/sb/sb0094f.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- On third reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **133–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chair — primary (person)
- Education — cosponsor (person)
- Environmental Affairs Committee (By Request - Departmental - Natural Resources) — cosponsor (person)
- Health — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-10-19** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2018-01-10** First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-03** Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-01-29** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-29** Favorable with Amendments {264338/1 Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-01-29** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2018-01-31** Third Reading Passed (44-0) `passage`
- **2018-02-01** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-27** Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-03-21** Hearing canceled
- **2018-03-21** Hearing 3/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-04-06** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Favorable with Amendments {820214/1 Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-06** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2018-04-06** Third Reading Passed with Amendments (133-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-09** Senate Concur - House Amendments
- **2018-04-09** Third Reading Passed (44-0) `passage`
- **2018-04-09** Passed Enrolled
- **2018-05-15** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 670 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f0a00f6-bbda-4d1d-9ea7-1801c6f55ced`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).