---
type: "Bill"
title: "Maryland Native Plants Program"
description: "Maryland Native Plants Program"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 836"
citation: "Maryland SB 836 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-02-06"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fef2a3ba-332a-463b-8d2d-b2a108816192"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0836?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "a2515e0289c523f23fd44c085d6d3cff7fec26ef9f977f9d8ad270659fe8eb60"
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 836 (2023) — Maryland Native Plants Program

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Maryland Native Plants Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_490_sb0836e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Maryland Native Plants Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0836e.pdf)
3. **First - Maryland Native Plants Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0836f.pdf)
4. **Third - Maryland Native Plants Program** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0836t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Brooks — 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 3/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-02-26** Hearing canceled
- **2023-02-26** Hearing 3/02 at 1:30 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`
- **2023-04-05** 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 490 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fef2a3ba-332a-463b-8d2d-b2a108816192`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).