HB1063 — Natural Resources - Hunting - Management
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 February 09, 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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9 sponsors
1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 4 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 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
Providing that the Department of Natural Resources may authorize the reduction of the deer population on certain property with deer damage using certain methods; altering the time restrictions for Sunday deer hunting in certain counties during deer firearms season; repealing certain time restrictions that apply to the hunting of game birds and mammals on certain Sundays on private property in Wicomico County; authorizing the Department to allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer bow hunting season in Baltimore City; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB1063 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 Regina T. Boyce · Primary
- Delegate Marc Korman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nick Allen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger · Cosponsor
- T. Morgan · Cosponsor
- Delegate April Rose · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheila Ruth · Cosponsor
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
Co-sponsors (8)
- Delegate Marc Korman Democrat
- Delegate Nick Allen Democrat
- Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat Republican
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican
- Morgan, T.
- Delegate April Rose Republican
- Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson Republican
Not signed on (179)
179 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 179 →"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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 86 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 131 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 2% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 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 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 86 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 131 | 6 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 93% | 4% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1063 do?
- Providing that the Department of Natural Resources may authorize the reduction of the deer population on certain property with deer damage using certain methods; altering the time restrictions for Sunday deer hunting in certain counties during deer firearms season; repealing certain time restrictions that apply to the hunting of game birds and mammals on certain Sundays on private property in Wicomico County; authorizing the Department to allow a person to hunt deer on each Sunday of the deer bow hunting season in Baltimore City; etc.
- Who sponsors HB1063?
- HB1063 is sponsored by Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Marc Korman (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat (Republican), Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), Morgan, T., Delegate April Rose (Republican), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), and Delegate Chris Tomlinson (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB1063?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 09, 2026. Enacted.
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