---
type: "Bill"
title: "Hunting, Wildlife Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation - Funding, Promotion, Management, Licenses, Permits, and Stamps"
description: "Hunting, Wildlife Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation - Funding, Promotion, Management, Licenses, Permits, and Stamps"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 327"
citation: "Maryland SB 327 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Elfreth", "Gallion", "Gile", "Hester", "Jackson", "James", "King", "McKay", "Rosapepe", "Salling"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-27"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/95101d34-0e1e-4f3f-8f07-b0f14fcc68d3"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0327?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "bb6c3d494c3527ffe4bf809b19e0b7abd5939087ef8b2f65232eeb93c8d33a67"
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 327 (2023) — Hunting, Wildlife Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation - Funding, Promotion, Management, Licenses, Permits, and Stamps

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Hunting, Wildlife Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation - Funding, Promotion, Management, Licenses, Permits, and Stamps** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_543_sb0327e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Hunting, Wildlife Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation - Funding, Promotion, Management, Licenses, Permits, and Stamps** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0327e.pdf)
3. **First - Hunting, Wildlife Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation - Funding, Promotion, Management, Licenses, Permits, and Stamps** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0327f.pdf)
4. **Third - Hunting, Wildlife Conservation, and Outdoor Recreation - Funding, Promotion, Management, Licenses, Permits, and Stamps** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0327t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Elfreth — primary (person)
- Gallion — primary (person)
- Gile — primary (person)
- Hester — primary (person)
- Jackson — primary (person)
- James — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- McKay — primary (person)
- Rosapepe — primary (person)
- Salling — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-27** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-01** Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-17** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-20** 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
- **2023-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 543 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/95101d34-0e1e-4f3f-8f07-b0f14fcc68d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).