---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - Maryland State Parks - Funds and Plan Alterations"
description: "Natural Resources - Maryland State Parks - Funds and Plan Alterations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 228"
citation: "Maryland HB 228 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-09-15"
last_action: "2024-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5af031e9-618d-4c51-9904-31f9a52615fa"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0228?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "1ac68bdf926733c65ad5f4faea1c912debde820fc8d5a3cfed951770ade4c1c5"
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 228 (2024) — Natural Resources - Maryland State Parks - Funds and Plan Alterations

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Natural Resources - Maryland State Parks - Funds and Plan Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_402_hb0228e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Natural Resources - Maryland State Parks - Funds and Plan Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0228e.pdf)
3. **First - Natural Resources - Maryland State Parks - Funds and Plan Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0228f.pdf)
4. **Third - Natural Resources - Maryland State Parks - Funds and Plan Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0228t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **139–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **137–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **33–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2023-09-15** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** First Reading Environment and Transportation and Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
- **2024-03-16** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-16** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-16** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-03-18** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-18** Referred Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-29** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-29** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-29** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2024-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-08** Passed Enrolled
- **2024-04-25** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 402 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5af031e9-618d-4c51-9904-31f9a52615fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).