---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - Maryland Park Explorers Grant Pilot Program - Establishment"
description: "Natural Resources - Maryland Park Explorers Grant Pilot Program - Establishment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 749"
citation: "Maryland HB 749 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Guyton"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-02-03"
last_action: "2022-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/09ecc215-586e-4e05-a985-892b34961028"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0749?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "014ac66c759a74ae0a86ab8b19cfa4bf508420a1a0b081456467c454b7dba209"
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 749 (2022) — Natural Resources - Maryland Park Explorers Grant Pilot Program - Establishment

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - Maryland Park Explorers Grant Pilot Program - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_470_hb0749t.pdf)
2. **First - Natural Resources - Maryland Park Explorers Grant Pilot Program - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0749f.pdf)
3. **Third - Natural Resources - Maryland Park Explorers Grant Pilot Program - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb0749t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **128–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Guyton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-03** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-04** Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2022-03-21** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-21** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-03-22** Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-04-07** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-07** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-07** Second Reading Passed
- **2022-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-09** Returned Passed
- **2022-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 470 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/09ecc215-586e-4e05-a985-892b34961028`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).