---
type: "Bill"
title: "Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings"
description: "Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 431"
citation: "Maryland SB 431 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-30"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3541983d-8ac2-47a4-aaa8-17cce870a975"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0431?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "87eeb277fbe41c2663f525c3d224637a06636db4724e5b3da6e88190b9cb3f97"
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 431 (2026) — Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_212_sb0431e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0431e.pdf)
3. **First - Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0431f.pdf)
4. **Third - Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0431t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **108–26** (pass) · lower
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **43–1** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **44–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brooks — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-30** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-09** Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-10** Motion Special Order until 3/11 (Senator Mautz) Adopted
- **2026-03-11** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-11** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-17** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-10** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 212 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3541983d-8ac2-47a4-aaa8-17cce870a975`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).