---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources – Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License – Establishment"
description: "Natural Resources – Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License – Establishment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 80"
citation: "Maryland SB 80 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-09-16"
last_action: "2023-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8591a2e7-0a6e-4858-9e37-99baa24f5c89"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0080?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "dc78be13e8696a67ec5905e3c1e13a38f9bb3c05461c0acba4d0cb80697e234b"
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 80 (2023) — Natural Resources – Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License – Establishment

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources – Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License – Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_105_sb0080t.pdf)
2. **First - Natural Resources – Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License – Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0080f.pdf)
3. **Third - Natural Resources – Blue and Flathead Catfish Finfish Trotline License – Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0080t.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.
- **2023-01-31** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-31** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-31** Second Reading Passed
- **2023-02-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-02-06** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-30** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Returned Passed
- **2023-04-24** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 105 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8591a2e7-0a6e-4858-9e37-99baa24f5c89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).