---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - Limited Fishing Guide License - Propulsion of Boats and Vessels"
description: "Natural Resources - Limited Fishing Guide License - Propulsion of Boats and Vessels"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "SB 793"
citation: "Maryland SB 793 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hershey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-02-03"
last_action: "2020-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c800ee88-4f7f-4f78-84d3-9dce0919c71d"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0793?ys=2020RS&search=True"
source_hash: "dea4cdbce3e2bbf4ba2e8ce0f4e4752138802108834b64598717b41b8990e193"
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 793 (2020) — Natural Resources - Limited Fishing Guide License - Propulsion of Boats and Vessels

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - Limited Fishing Guide License - Propulsion of Boats and Vessels** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_431_sb0793t.pdf)
2. **First - Natural Resources - Limited Fishing Guide License - Propulsion of Boats and Vessels** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0793f.pdf)
3. **Third - Natural Resources - Limited Fishing Guide License - Propulsion of Boats and Vessels** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0793t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **134–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hershey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-02-03** First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-05** Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2020-03-06** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-09** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-09** Second Reading Passed
- **2020-03-11** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-12** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2020-03-16** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-16** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2020-03-17** Returned Passed
- **2020-05-08** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 431 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c800ee88-4f7f-4f78-84d3-9dce0919c71d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).