---
type: "Bill"
title: "Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees"
description: "Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 266"
citation: "Maryland SB 266 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks"]
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/a5999b8c-a7ac-4c37-9a34-90496ba91f1e"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0266?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "850ecc51870009fe72495ee4a119896159893074c2b4f24ad2f333265fa519a8"
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 266 (2026) — Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_209_sb0266e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0266e.pdf)
3. **First - Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Tree of Heaven** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0266f.pdf)
4. **Third - Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0266t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **125–6** (pass) · lower
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **36–6** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **38–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brooks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-19** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-23** Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-18** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-19** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-20** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 209 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a5999b8c-a7ac-4c37-9a34-90496ba91f1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).