---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - Black Bear Damage Prevention and Reimbursement Fund - Uses"
description: "Natural Resources - Black Bear Damage Prevention and Reimbursement Fund - Uses"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 310"
citation: "Maryland SB 310 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["McKay", "West"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-27"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32d19d2f-609b-4e37-bd8a-3d9e73f95242"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0310?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "eaed53a4675adb6c007514754ace539b100f788d7050b6d9edc6adbe218c3d71"
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 310 (2023) — Natural Resources - Black Bear Damage Prevention and Reimbursement Fund - Uses

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - Black Bear Damage Prevention and Reimbursement Fund - Uses** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_565_sb0310e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Natural Resources - Black Bear Damage Prevention and Reimbursement Fund - Uses** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0310e.pdf)
3. **First - Natural Resources - Black Bear Conflict Reduction and Damage Reimbursement Fund - Uses** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0310f.pdf)
4. **Third - Natural Resources - Black Bear Damage Mitigation Reimbursement Fund - Uses** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0310t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- McKay — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-27** First Reading Budget and Taxation and Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-30** Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation)
- **2023-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-20** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-07** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 565 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32d19d2f-609b-4e37-bd8a-3d9e73f95242`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).