---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - Fishing and Hunting Rights"
description: "Natural Resources - Fishing and Hunting Rights"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 318"
citation: "Maryland SB 318 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Simonaire"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-10-27"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f46a5ade-a2d3-44ff-8df5-870f73c3945b"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0318?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "2ac0c6ac5dff1acdef60ff352e590d1823d19c1d0b9b7a2d0df90eade61e813b"
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 318 (2021) — Natural Resources - Fishing and Hunting Rights

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - Fishing and Hunting Rights** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_296_sb0318t.pdf)
2. **First - Natural Resources - Fishing and Hunting Rights** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0318f.pdf)
3. **Third - Natural Resources - Fishing and Hunting Rights** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0318t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **106–29** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Simonaire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-10-27** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-22** Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2021-03-31** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Second Reading Passed
- **2021-03-31** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-01** Referred Rules and Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
- **2021-04-08** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Returned Passed
- **2021-05-18** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 296 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f46a5ade-a2d3-44ff-8df5-870f73c3945b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).