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type: "Bill"
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title: "Natural Resources – Forest Preservation and Retention"
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description: "Natural Resources – Forest Preservation and Retention"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2023"
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identifier: "HB 723"
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citation: "Maryland HB 723 (2023)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Addison", "Allen", "Barve", "Boyce", "Bridges", "Ciliberti", "Foley", "Guyton", "Healey", "Holmes", "J. Long", "Kerr", "Love", "Stein", "Stewart", "T. Morgan"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2023-02-07"
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last_action: "2023-05-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f3aa62b-e5b6-4204-b821-ef7b6edcdc13"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0723?ys=2023RS&search=True"
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source_hash: "03caf485d13f91f611b192963bec24c367b9d26e4c902626d8b703632b51ac19"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland HB 723 (2023) — Natural Resources – Forest Preservation and Retention
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Chapter - Natural Resources – Forest Preservation and Retention** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_541_hb0723t.pdf)
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2. **First - Natural Resources – Forest Preservation and Retention** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0723f.pdf)
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3. **Third - Natural Resources – Forest Preservation and Retention** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0723t.pdf)
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## Sponsors
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- Addison — primary (person)
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- Allen — primary (person)
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- Barve — primary (person)
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- Boyce — primary (person)
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- Bridges — primary (person)
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- Ciliberti — primary (person)
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- Foley — primary (person)
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- Guyton — primary (person)
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- Healey — primary (person)
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- Holmes — primary (person)
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- J. Long — primary (person)
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- Kerr — primary (person)
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- Love — primary (person)
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- Stein — primary (person)
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- Stewart — primary (person)
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- T. Morgan — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-07** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-08** Hearing 3/01 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2023-02-15** Hearing canceled
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- **2023-02-15** Hearing 3/01 at 2:00 p.m.
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- **2023-02-27** Hearing canceled
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- **2023-02-27** Hearing 3/01 at 1:30 p.m.
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- **2023-03-31** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-31** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-31** Motion Special Order until 4/3 (Delegate Adams) Adopted
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- **2023-04-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2023-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2023-04-04** Referred Rules `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-07** Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
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- **2023-04-10** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-10** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-10** Second Reading Passed
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- **2023-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2023-04-10** Returned Passed
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- **2023-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 541 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4f3aa62b-e5b6-4204-b821-ef7b6edcdc13`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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