---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - Annual State Park Pass - Discounts for Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders"
description: "Natural Resources - Annual State Park Pass - Discounts for Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 823"
citation: "Maryland SB 823 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Augustine", "Brooks", "Carozza", "Corderman", "Feldman", "Hester", "Lewis Young", "Mautz", "Salling", "Zucker"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d530555-4ce0-484e-80a3-bfa6dbb66d36"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0823?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "bc6d8a1e07148bc3adafb9763bf0193782836c500c09b3314198957c8066e8b5"
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 823 (2023) — Natural Resources - Annual State Park Pass - Discounts for Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - Annual State Park Pass - Discounts for Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_511_sb0823e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Natural Resources - Annual State Park Pass - Discounts for Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0823e.pdf)
3. **First - Natural Resources - Annual State Park Pass - Discounts for Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0823f.pdf)
4. **Third - Natural Resources - Annual State Park Pass - Discounts for Law Enforcement Officers and First Responders** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0823t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Augustine — primary (person)
- Brooks — primary (person)
- Carozza — primary (person)
- Corderman — primary (person)
- Feldman — primary (person)
- Hester — primary (person)
- Lewis Young — primary (person)
- Mautz — primary (person)
- Salling — primary (person)
- Zucker — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-06** 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.
- **2023-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-15** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-04-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 511 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d530555-4ce0-484e-80a3-bfa6dbb66d36`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).