Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - Alterations
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HB0947 — Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - Alterations
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2026. Enacted.
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Enacted
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14 sponsors
1 primary, 13 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (9 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Altering the Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program to include the Blue Catfish Gill Net Program and any other program the Department of Natural Resources considers effective in curbing the spread of the blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries; and requiring the Department to report by December 1 each year beginning in 2026, to certain committees of the General Assembly on the activities of the Pilot Program during the immediately preceding year, including findings and recommendations related to the Program.
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Read HB0947 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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First Reading (Opposite House)
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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 Grammer · Cosponsor
- Delegate Holmes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes · Primary
- Delegate Christopher T. Adams · Cosponsor
- Delegate H. Kevin Anderson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz · Cosponsor
- Delegate Barry Beauchamp · Cosponsor
- Delegate Wayne A. Hartman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ryan Nawrocki · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kathy Szeliga · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Anne Healey · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat
Co-sponsors (13)
- Delegate Grammer
- Delegate Holmes
- Delegate Christopher T. Adams Republican
- Delegate H. Kevin Anderson Republican
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican
- Delegate Barry Beauchamp Republican
- Delegate Wayne A. Hartman Republican
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson Republican
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican
- Delegate Ryan Nawrocki Republican
- Delegate Kathy Szeliga Republican
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Anne Healey Democrat
Not signed on (174)
174 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 174 →"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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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 30 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 129 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0947 do?
- Altering the Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program to include the Blue Catfish Gill Net Program and any other program the Department of Natural Resources considers effective in curbing the spread of the blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries; and requiring the Department to report by December 1 each year beginning in 2026, to certain committees of the General Assembly on the activities of the Pilot Program during the immediately preceding year, including findings and recommendations related to the Program.
- Who sponsors HB0947?
- HB0947 is sponsored by Delegate Grammer, Delegate Holmes, Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democrat), Delegate Christopher T. Adams (Republican), Delegate H. Kevin Anderson (Republican), Delegate Steven J. Arentz (Republican), Delegate Barry Beauchamp (Republican), Delegate Wayne A. Hartman (Republican), Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), Delegate Jay A. Jacobs (Republican), Delegate Ryan Nawrocki (Republican), Delegate Kathy Szeliga (Republican), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), and Delegate Anne Healey (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0947?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 05, 2026. Enacted.
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