---
type: "Bill"
title: "Agriculture – Invasive Plant Species – Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act)"
description: "Agriculture – Invasive Plant Species – Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 915"
citation: "Maryland SB 915 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Brooks"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-02-02"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c1fdaed2-4aac-4da0-a54c-025f1317ade5"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0915?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "983bbf2d5bf85e8fe0cbbccc598950c48726d4995468e831c23a1bda8ee01cc4"
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 915 (2024) — Agriculture – Invasive Plant Species – Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act)

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Agriculture – Invasive Plant Species – Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_589_sb0915e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Agriculture – Invasive Plant Species – Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0915e.pdf)
3. **First - Agriculture – Invasive Plant Species – Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0915f.pdf)
4. **Third - Agriculture – Invasive Plant Species – Regulation (Biodiversity and Agriculture Protection Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0915t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Amend) — **106–31** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Brooks — 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.
- **2024-03-13** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-03-14** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-15** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-21** Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- **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 589 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c1fdaed2-4aac-4da0-a54c-025f1317ade5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).