---
type: "Bill"
title: "Forest Conservation Act – Modifications"
description: "Forest Conservation Act – Modifications"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1511"
citation: "Maryland HB 1511 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Love"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-22"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b9d181da-02ba-4f59-b57e-5f89fdbb2b69"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1511?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "9f77108a34d26a813a9e0664437a78b0a233cac945168d245461ff3323cf3070"
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 1511 (2024) — Forest Conservation Act – Modifications

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Forest Conservation Act – Modifications** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_457_hb1511e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Forest Conservation Act – Modifications** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb1511e.pdf)
3. **First - Forest Conservation Act – Modifications** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb1511f.pdf)
4. **Third - Forest Conservation Act – Modifications** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb1511t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **136–5** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **134–1** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Love — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-22** First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-04** Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
- **2024-03-05** Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-09** Hearing canceled
- **2024-03-09** Hearing 3/12 at 3:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-16** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-16** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-16** Motion Special Order until 3/18 (Delegate Boyce) Adopted
- **2024-03-18** Floor Committee Amendment {
- **2024-03-18** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-03-18** Motion Reconsider Second Reading (Delegate Korman) Adopted
- **2024-03-18** Committee Amendment {
- **2024-03-18** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-08** Floor Amendment {
- **2024-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Passed Enrolled
- **2024-05-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 457 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b9d181da-02ba-4f59-b57e-5f89fdbb2b69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).