---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Bamboo"
description: "Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Bamboo"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 90"
citation: "Maryland HB 90 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boyce", "Foley", "Guyton", "Lehman", "Love", "Ruth", "Stewart", "Terrasa"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-11-11"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9658e58a-8952-4649-967f-6e1a0870b827"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0090?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "dbf86fea0a8a62d689c4d284ff0a435b9419fb88c8f236dfa496e262015d7b29"
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 90 (2023) — Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Bamboo

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Bamboo** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_517_hb0090t.pdf)
2. **First - Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Control of Running Bamboo** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0090f.pdf)
3. **Third - Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Bamboo** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0090t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Boyce — primary (person)
- Foley — primary (person)
- Guyton — primary (person)
- Lehman — primary (person)
- Love — primary (person)
- Ruth — primary (person)
- Stewart — primary (person)
- Terrasa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-11-11** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12** Hearing 2/07 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-13** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-15** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-20** Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-04-06** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-06** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-06** Second Reading Passed
- **2023-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2023-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 517 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9658e58a-8952-4649-967f-6e1a0870b827`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).