---
type: "Bill"
title: "Special Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License - Nonresidents - License Fee"
description: "Special Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License - Nonresidents - License Fee"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 507"
citation: "Maryland SB 507 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bailey", "Hester"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28fa3d8f-a2e7-4dd1-8dbd-cd284609ec81"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0507?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "f80c5d979db0f08f9c3d88fc5f8574286d2432c0b966f4cc6498fbd1c9286997"
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 507 (2024) — Special Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License - Nonresidents - License Fee

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Special Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License - Nonresidents - License Fee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_594_sb0507t.pdf)
2. **First - Special Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License - Nonresidents - License Fee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0507f.pdf)
3. **Third - Special Chesapeake Bay and Coastal Sport Fishing License - Nonresidents - License Fee** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0507t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **39–6** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **91–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bailey — primary (person)
- Hester — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-24** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-29** Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-02-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-21** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-02-27** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-02-28** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-04-05** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2024-05-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 594 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28fa3d8f-a2e7-4dd1-8dbd-cd284609ec81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).