HB0613 — Department of the Environment - Waivers for Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Measures - Regulations and Scoring System
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.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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17 sponsors
1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 5 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Authorizing a person to use living shorelines as a certain erosion control measure; applying the Act only to a shoreline stabilization project for which any portion of the project is in an area that is not designated as appropriate for structural stabilization measures by Department mapping; requiring that certain regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment require the Department to take certain action during the evaluation of a certain waiver request; requiring the Department to develop a certain scoring system; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0613 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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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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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Holmes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lewis · Cosponsor
- T. Morgan · Primary
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Brian M. Crosby · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mark N. Fisher · Cosponsor
- Delegate Linda Foley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist · Cosponsor
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs · Cosponsor
- J. Long · Cosponsor
- M. Morgan · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
- Delegate H. Kevin Anderson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Michele Guyton · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dana Stein · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 171 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
Co-sponsors (16)
- Delegate Holmes
- Delegate Lewis
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Brian M. Crosby Democrat
- Delegate Mark N. Fisher Republican
- Delegate Linda Foley Democrat
- Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist Republican
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson Republican
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican
- Long, J.
- Morgan, M.
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat
- Delegate H. Kevin Anderson Republican
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Michele Guyton Democrat
- Delegate Dana Stein Democrat
Not signed on (171)
171 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 171 →"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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 85 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Republican | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 127 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 41 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 133 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0613 do?
- Authorizing a person to use living shorelines as a certain erosion control measure; applying the Act only to a shoreline stabilization project for which any portion of the project is in an area that is not designated as appropriate for structural stabilization measures by Department mapping; requiring that certain regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment require the Department to take certain action during the evaluation of a certain waiver request; requiring the Department to develop a certain scoring system; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0613?
- HB0613 is sponsored by Delegate Holmes, Delegate Lewis, Morgan, T., Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Brian M. Crosby (Democrat), Delegate Mark N. Fisher (Republican), Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat), Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist (Republican), Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), Delegate Jay A. Jacobs (Republican), Long, J., Morgan, M., Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat), Delegate H. Kevin Anderson (Republican), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), and Delegate Dana Stein (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0613?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB0613?
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