---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations"
description: "Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 255"
citation: "Maryland HB 255 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-09-26"
last_action: "2026-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/560ab2ce-d03c-473b-bbbc-d6c2fc482f10"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0255?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "0937fa28269cad8a988f1df021ea2eafd5c26ca909674213bfa2408168b2f9b9"
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 255 (2026) — Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_112_hb0255t.pdf)
2. **First - Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0255f.pdf)
3. **Third - Natural Resources - Pamela J. Kelly Tree-Mendous Maryland Program - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0255t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **120–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-09-26** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-19** Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-02** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-05** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-03** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-06** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-06** Second Reading Passed
- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2026-04-14** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 112 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/560ab2ce-d03c-473b-bbbc-d6c2fc482f10`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).