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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Alteration or Removal Requirements"
description: "Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Alteration or Removal Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 281"
citation: "Maryland SB 281 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-09-15"
last_action: "2024-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a6751933-a183-4de0-b646-54ca45bcfed2"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0281?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "a23836584e9799a6ba0282f93526daaf5101c43ca97ac7b27399d09fd63ea242"
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 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](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_84_sb0281t.pdf)
2. **First - Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Alteration or Removal Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0281f.pdf)
3. **Third - Natural Resources - Submerged Aquatic Vegetation - Alteration or Removal Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0281t.pdf)
## Votes
- On Third Reading — **1370** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **460** (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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a6751933-a183-4de0-b646-54ca45bcfed2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).