---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - Recreational Crabbing Gear - Individuals Under the Age of 16 Years"
description: "Natural Resources - Recreational Crabbing Gear - Individuals Under the Age of 16 Years"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 102"
citation: "Maryland SB 102 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-09-16"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e70a5abf-2a99-48e8-a0b2-040f2662a853"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0102?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "3d62bbfc5e2df617eab61174d661bbab5662817a8bdb9310f1022f90356c6ad0"
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 102 (2023) — Natural Resources - Recreational Crabbing Gear - Individuals Under the Age of 16 Years

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - Recreational Crabbing Gear - Individuals Under the Age of 16 Years** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_538_sb0102e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Natural Resources - Recreational Crabbing Gear - Individuals Under the Age of 16 Years** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0102e.pdf)
3. **First - Natural Resources - Recreational Crabbing License - Exemption** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0102f.pdf)
4. **Third - Natural Resources - Recreational Crabbing Gear - Individuals Under the Age of 16 Years** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0102t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-09-16** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-13** Hearing 1/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-02-06** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-02-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-02-10** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 538 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e70a5abf-2a99-48e8-a0b2-040f2662a853`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).