---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - State Parks - Maryland Golden Age Pass"
description: "Natural Resources - State Parks - Maryland Golden Age Pass"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 21"
citation: "Maryland SB 21 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Simonaire"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-06-02"
last_action: "2026-04-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/35c8c259-f765-406c-a343-61c20e9c9b49"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0021?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "aff8840f67aeac2abd51f4122a584336e02b16fab048ee02ddcfdb627c6156ed"
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 21 (2026) — Natural Resources - State Parks - Maryland Golden Age Pass

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - State Parks - Maryland Golden Age Pass** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_333_sb0021t.pdf)
2. **First - Natural Resources - State Parks - Maryland Golden Age Pass** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0021f.pdf)
3. **Third - Natural Resources - State Parks - Maryland Golden Age Pass** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0021t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **133–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Simonaire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-06-02** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-19** Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-02-09** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-10** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-10** Second Reading Passed
- **2026-02-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-02-13** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-08** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Returned Passed
- **2026-04-28** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 333 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/35c8c259-f765-406c-a343-61c20e9c9b49`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).