---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - State Parks - Terminology"
description: "Natural Resources - State Parks - Terminology"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 404"
citation: "Maryland HB 404 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Mireku-North"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fac156d4-11cb-47b3-be75-f12cbd277fed"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0404?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "3bc94b06c848f5b5a8c056193cd53725fc07637ed77b3c323fb59edf2d898e3c"
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 404 (2026) — Natural Resources - State Parks - Terminology

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - State Parks - Terminology** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_272_hb0404t.pdf)
2. **First - Natural Resources - State Parks - Terminology** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0404f.pdf)
3. **Third - Natural Resources - State Parks - Terminology** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0404t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **136–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Mireku-North — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-22** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-28** Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-02-23** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-24** Second Reading Passed
- **2026-02-26** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-02-27** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-02** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-03** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 272 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fac156d4-11cb-47b3-be75-f12cbd277fed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).