---
type: "Bill"
title: "Forestry Licenses - Applicant Qualifications - Alterations"
description: "Forestry Licenses - Applicant Qualifications - Alterations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 342"
citation: "Maryland HB 342 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Behler", "Boyce", "Odom"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-19"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7afa1877-b289-43c0-b12d-53710577552c"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0342?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "934d811988ae1a6c6c48551274817f6dea04d5a09adc8ae128b9511186d167e7"
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 342 (2026) — Forestry Licenses - Applicant Qualifications - Alterations

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Forestry Licenses - Applicant Qualifications - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_275_hb0342e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Forestry Licenses - Applicant Qualifications - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0342e.pdf)
3. **First - Forestry Licenses - Applicant Qualifications - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0342f.pdf)
4. **Third - Forestry Licenses - Applicant Qualifications - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0342t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **128–5** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **43–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **134–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Behler — primary (person)
- Boyce — primary (person)
- Odom — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-19** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-22** Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-02-23** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-02-26** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-02-27** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-13** Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-06** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 275 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7afa1877-b289-43c0-b12d-53710577552c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).