---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prince George's County - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Cutting or Clearing Trees MC/PG 113-25"
description: "Prince George's County - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Cutting or Clearing Trees MC/PG 113-25"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 1470"
citation: "Maryland HB 1470 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-07"
last_action: "2025-05-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ba256b5-a35e-4052-a23a-5b1781d1ce42"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1470?ys=2025RS&search=True"
source_hash: "7a8891f0dfb156c671d57da51a6903a532357db74bbcd3822424f0f1bf3a88f0"
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 1470 (2025) — Prince George's County - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Cutting or Clearing Trees MC/PG 113-25

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Prince George's County - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Cutting or Clearing Trees MC/PG 113-25** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_595_hb1470e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Prince George's County - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Cutting or Clearing Trees MC/PG 113-25** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1470e.pdf)
3. **First - Prince George's County - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Cutting or Clearing Trees MC/PG 113-25** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1470f.pdf)
4. **Third - Prince George's County - Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Cutting or Clearing Trees MC/PG 113-25** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1470t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **136–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **137–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Montgomery County Delegation and Prince George's County Delegation — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-07** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-17** Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2025-03-31** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-31** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-31** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2025-04-01** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-01** Referred Rules `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-03** Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
- **2025-04-05** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-05** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-05** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2025-04-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-07** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2025-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2025-05-13** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 595 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1ba256b5-a35e-4052-a23a-5b1781d1ce42`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).