---
type: "Bill"
title: "Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act)"
description: "Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1267"
citation: "Maryland HB 1267 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barnes", "Bartlett", "Boafo", "Chang", "Holmes", "Lehman", "Pena-Melnyk", "Rogers", "Taylor"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-12"
last_action: "2026-05-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abae0ae1-1336-47d5-9e7c-0609d39f6571"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1267?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "1bab290cbb12d27f6e55dd2261c15a67460486707d4ad1781c62b21ba5bb9ac0"
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 1267 (2026) — Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act)

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_541_hb1267t.pdf)
2. **First - Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1267f.pdf)
3. **Third - Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1267t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **123–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barnes — primary (person)
- Bartlett — primary (person)
- Boafo — primary (person)
- Chang — primary (person)
- Holmes — primary (person)
- Lehman — primary (person)
- Pena-Melnyk — primary (person)
- Rogers — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-12** First Reading Economic Matters and Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-20** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-24** Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-09** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Second Reading Passed
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Returned Passed
- **2026-05-12** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 541 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/abae0ae1-1336-47d5-9e7c-0609d39f6571`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).