HB0578 — Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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18 sponsors
1 primary, 17 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (15 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to review and, if warranted, update regulations related to the Irreplaceable Natural Areas Program by July 1, 2033, and at least every 10 years thereafter; requiring the Secretary to delist an endangered or threatened species under certain circumstances; authorizing the Secretary to adopt management protocols for designated essential habitats; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to promulgate regulations authorizing the taking of black vultures under certain circumstances; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0578 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Lewis · Cosponsor
- Palakovich Carr · Primary
- Delegate Nick Allen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kris Fair · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Emily Shetty · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jen Terrasa · Cosponsor
- White Holland · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sarah Wolek · Cosponsor
- Delegate Chao Wu · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Michele Guyton · Cosponsor
- Delegate Darrell Odom · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dana Stein · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 17 co-sponsors · 170 not signed on · 34 voted No
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (17)
- Delegate Lewis
- Delegate Nick Allen Democrat
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark Democrat
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat
- Delegate Emily Shetty Democrat
- Delegate Jen Terrasa Democrat
- White Holland
- Delegate Sarah Wolek Democrat
- Delegate Chao Wu Democrat
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Michele Guyton Democrat
- Delegate Darrell Odom Democrat
- Delegate Dana Stein Democrat
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat
Not signed on (170)
170 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 170 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 99 | 34 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 24% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 23 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 38 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 79% | 6% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (48)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 9 | 24 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 104 | 28 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 74% | 20% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0578 do?
- Requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to review and, if warranted, update regulations related to the Irreplaceable Natural Areas Program by July 1, 2033, and at least every 10 years thereafter; requiring the Secretary to delist an endangered or threatened species under certain circumstances; authorizing the Secretary to adopt management protocols for designated essential habitats; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to promulgate regulations authorizing the taking of black vultures under certain circumstances; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0578?
- HB0578 is sponsored by Delegate Lewis, Palakovich Carr, Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Emily Shetty (Democrat), Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), White Holland, Delegate Sarah Wolek (Democrat), Delegate Chao Wu (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), Delegate Darrell Odom (Democrat), Delegate Dana Stein (Democrat), and Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0578?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
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