---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - State Park Entry Fee - Exemptions"
description: "Natural Resources - State Park Entry Fee - Exemptions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 161"
citation: "Maryland SB 161 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Attar", "Brooks", "Carozza", "Feldman", "Harris", "Hester", "Simonaire"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-07-24"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b146be2e-4f2e-4643-b652-08a315512caa"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0161?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "29671dee28e2d14e5a17a2fb927a858e2ddd0d46f72582af2c856bf9527f95d4"
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 161 (2026) — Natural Resources - State Park Entry Fee - Exemptions

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - State Park Entry Fee - Exemptions** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_337_sb0161t.pdf)
2. **First - Natural Resources - State Park Entry Fee - Exemptions** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0161f.pdf)
3. **Third - Natural Resources - State Park Entry Fee - Exemptions** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0161t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **131–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Attar — primary (person)
- Brooks — primary (person)
- Carozza — primary (person)
- Feldman — primary (person)
- Harris — primary (person)
- Hester — primary (person)
- Simonaire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-07-24** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-16** Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-02-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-02-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-02-13** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-08** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Returned Passed
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 337 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b146be2e-4f2e-4643-b652-08a315512caa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).