---
type: "Bill"
title: "Anaerobic Digestion Technology - Coordination and Guidance"
description: "Anaerobic Digestion Technology - Coordination and Guidance"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 808"
citation: "Maryland SB 808 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carozza", "Gallion", "Hester"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-02"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/49cf3ac3-4c93-4089-bcc7-f5b231a12ac5"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0808?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "a88b766fafb82b2f97fe21d61b99a818d47da6238673f1ae9ef1dc85395fe5ad"
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 808 (2024) — Anaerobic Digestion Technology - Coordination and Guidance

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Anaerobic Digestion Technology - Coordination and Guidance** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_445_sb0808e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Anaerobic Digestion Technology - Coordination and Guidance** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0808e.pdf)
3. **First - Anaerobic Digestion Technology - Coordination and Guidance** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0808f.pdf)
4. **Third - Anaerobic Digestion Technology - Coordination and Guidance** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0808t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **137–0** (pass) · lower
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **45–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Carozza — primary (person)
- Gallion — primary (person)
- Hester — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-02** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-09** Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-15** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-15** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-15** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-19** Referred Environment and Transportation Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
- **2024-03-25** Hearing canceled (Environment and Transportation)
- **2024-03-25** Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
- **2024-04-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Passed Enrolled
- **2024-05-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 445 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/49cf3ac3-4c93-4089-bcc7-f5b231a12ac5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).