---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - Recreational Catching of Oysters or Clams - Requirements"
description: "Natural Resources - Recreational Catching of Oysters or Clams - Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 613"
citation: "Maryland HB 613 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Boyce", "Lehman", "Ruth"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-25"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d722edec-c7a1-4fdb-b97c-d5a1c3051771"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0613?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "ca02ee6d723dc7c832163427d749d9c59468e08710a0362bdd1a3ddc8f90ae50"
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 HB 613 (2024) — Natural Resources - Recreational Catching of Oysters or Clams - Requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - Recreational Catching of Oysters or Clams - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_518_hb0613e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Natural Resources - Recreational Catching of Oysters or Clams - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0613e.pdf)
3. **First - Natural Resources - Recreational Catching of Oysters or Clams - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0613f.pdf)
4. **Third - Natural Resources - Recreational Catching of Oysters or Clams - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0613t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **121–15** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **45–2** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **114–24** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Boyce — primary (person)
- Lehman — primary (person)
- Ruth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-25** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-26** Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-11** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-12** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-12** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-03-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-04-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-06** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-06** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Passed Enrolled
- **2024-05-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 518 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d722edec-c7a1-4fdb-b97c-d5a1c3051771`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).