2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB889: Fisheries - Striped Bass or Rockfish - Juvenile Survey

Legislative Summary

Expanding the scope of the annual young-of-the-year juvenile survey of striped bass or rockfish by requiring the Department of Natural Resources to conduct the survey at at least a certain number of additional sampling sites in the central region of the Maryland waters of the Chesapeake Bay; and requiring the Department to report the results of the survey to certain Commissions and committees of the General Assembly by December 31 each year.

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Bill History

1/30/2025
First Reading Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
1/31/2025
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Favorable with Amendments {203220/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/15/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 203220/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 203220/1 Adopted

3/15/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
3/17/2025
138
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(3/17/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education, Energy, and the Environment(Senate)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text3/15/2025114.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/30/202585.1 KB