2022 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB884: State Conservation Land - Old-Growth Forests - Management
Legislative Summary
Requiring that whenever the Department of Natural Resources identifies an old-growth forest on State conservation land, the land shall be managed in a way that prohibits logging; and providing that nothing in the Act may be interpreted to prohibit the Department from taking certain actions to protect old-growth forest from certain harms subject to certain conditions.
Bill History
2/7/2022
First Reading Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
2/9/2022
Hearing 2/25 at 11:00 a.m.
House of Delegates
2/15/2022
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/15/2022
Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/17/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
3/17/2022
Favorable with Amendments {413326/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/17/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/18/2022
Third Reading Passed (123-9)
House of Delegates
3/21/2022
Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate
3/22/2022
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
4/8/2022
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs
Senate
4/8/2022
Favorable with Amendments {823525/1 Adopted
Senate
4/8/2022
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/9/2022
Third Reading Passed (32-11)
Senate
4/11/2022
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/11/2022
Third Reading Passed (123-10)
House of Delegates
4/11/2022
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates
5/12/2022
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 339
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 823525/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 823525/1 Adopted
4/8/2022Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 413326/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 413326/1 Adopted
3/17/2022Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/11/2022
123
Yea
10
Nay
1
Not Voting
7
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/9/2022
32
Yea
11
Nay
1
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/18/2022
123
Yea
9
Nay
0
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/12/2022)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine Die
Sponsors
Democrat: 16
Primary Sponsor

James Gilchrist
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (15)
Linda Foley
Democrat
Brooke Lierman
Democrat
Marlon Amprey
Democrat
Kumar Barve
Democrat
Regina Boyce
Democrat
David Fraser-hidalgo
Democrat
Anne Healey
Democrat
Marvin Holmes
Democrat
Jay Jalisi
Democrat
Mary Lehman
Democrat
Sara Love
Democrat
Sheila Ruth
Democrat
Dana Stein
Democrat
Vaughn Stewart
Democrat
Melissa Wells
Democrat