---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - Voluntary Firewood Treatment Certification Program - Establishment"
description: "Natural Resources - Voluntary Firewood Treatment Certification Program - Establishment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 1140"
citation: "Maryland HB 1140 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Adams", "Ghrist", "Hartman", "McKay"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-02-11"
last_action: "2022-05-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e8be504-cf0c-49d1-b73e-3d4907e2af69"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1140?ys=2022RS&search=True"
source_hash: "9d9fbfbe900a4836f916b7eb315745acba5d135151f4181201ad356213a2c3e1"
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 1140 (2022) — Natural Resources - Voluntary Firewood Treatment Certification Program - Establishment

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - Voluntary Firewood Treatment Certification Program - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_475_hb1140t.pdf)
2. **First - Natural Resources - Voluntary Firewood Treatment Certification Program - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb1140f.pdf)
3. **Third - Natural Resources - Voluntary Firewood Treatment Certification Program - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/hb/hb1140t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **133–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Adams — primary (person)
- Ghrist — primary (person)
- Hartman — primary (person)
- McKay — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-11** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2022-02-14** Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2022-03-21** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-21** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-21** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-03-21** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-04-05** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-05** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2022-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2022-05-16** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 475 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e8be504-cf0c-49d1-b73e-3d4907e2af69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).