---
type: "Bill"
title: "Aquaculture - Placement of Shellfish, Bags, Nets, and Structures on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Extension"
description: "Aquaculture - Placement of Shellfish, Bags, Nets, and Structures on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Extension"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 301"
citation: "Maryland SB 301 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-09-08"
last_action: "2024-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac180c6e-3250-404e-a5fa-03844bf7b7c8"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0301?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "f50b3a9b2a33865cc7eb6a50ce6641a1801bf91d0e46b4d7214cedd310ba93ef"
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 301 (2024) — Aquaculture - Placement of Shellfish, Bags, Nets, and Structures on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Extension

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Aquaculture - Placement of Shellfish, Bags, Nets, and Structures on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_113_sb0301t.pdf)
2. **First - Aquaculture - Placement of Shellfish, Bags, Nets, and Structures on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0301f.pdf)
3. **Third - Aquaculture - Placement of Shellfish, Bags, Nets, and Structures on Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Extension** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0301t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **138–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-08** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-11** Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-02-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-06** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-06** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-02-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-02-12** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-04-03** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Returned Passed
- **2024-04-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 113 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ac180c6e-3250-404e-a5fa-03844bf7b7c8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).