---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - Black Bass Conservation Fund - Establishment"
description: "Natural Resources - Black Bass Conservation Fund - Establishment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 422"
citation: "Maryland SB 422 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Elfreth", "McCray"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-02"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0a25638f-fdbc-443d-bb2d-856951d0f122"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0422?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "27c726cc0adaa66745e87a656f7a2f03e399b520a5e7e7a55b7b4313e3679a6c"
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 422 (2023) — Natural Resources - Black Bass Conservation Fund - Establishment

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - Black Bass Conservation Fund - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_557_sb0422e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Natural Resources - Black Bass Conservation Fund - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0422e.pdf)
3. **First - Natural Resources - Black Bass Conservation Fund - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0422f.pdf)
4. **Third - Natural Resources - Black Bass Conservation Fund - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0422t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Elfreth — primary (person)
- McCray — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-02** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Hearing 3/09 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-02-09** Hearing canceled
- **2023-02-09** Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-17** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** Second Reading Passed
- **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** Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Feldman) Adopted
- **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 557 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0a25638f-fdbc-443d-bb2d-856951d0f122`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).