republic-os/legislation/us/states/md/2024/sb-281.md

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Bill	Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Alteration or Removal Requirements	Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Alteration or Removal Requirements	us/states/md	Maryland General Assembly	2024	SB 281	Maryland SB 281 (2024)	bill		enacted		3	15	2	2023-09-15	2024-04-09	openstates	ocd-bill/a6751933-a183-4de0-b646-54ca45bcfed2	http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0281?ys=2024RS&search=True	a23836584e9799a6ba0282f93526daaf5101c43ca97ac7b27399d09fd63ea242	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-md

Maryland SB 281 (2024) — Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Alteration or Removal Requirements

Version chain

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

1. Chapter - Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Alteration or Removal Requirements (committee substitute) — source
2. First - Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Alteration or Removal Requirements (committee substitute) — source
3. Third - Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Alteration or Removal Requirements (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• On Third Reading — 137–0 (pass) · lower
• On Third Reading — 46–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee — primary (organization)

Timeline

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

• 2023-09-15 Pre-filed introduction
• 2024-01-10 First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment referral-committee
• 2024-01-11 Hearing 1/31 at 2:00 p.m.
• 2024-02-12 Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-02-13 Favorable Adopted committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-02-13 Second Reading Passed
• 2024-02-15 Third Reading Passed passage
• 2024-02-16 Referred Environment and Transportation referral-committee
• 2024-03-18 Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
• 2024-03-27 Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-03-27 Favorable Adopted committee-passage-favorable
• 2024-03-27 Second Reading Passed
• 2024-03-29 Third Reading Passed passage
• 2024-04-01 Returned Passed
• 2024-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 84 executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a6751933-a183-4de0-b646-54ca45bcfed2. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).