HB1400 — Shellfish Aquaculture - Penalties - Suspension or Revocation of Permit or Registration Card
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 13, 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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19 sponsors
1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (14 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
Authorizing the suspension or revocation of a shellfish aquaculture harvester permit or shellfish aquaculture harvester registration card for certain violations; prohibiting a person whose permit or registration card has been suspended or revoked in accordance with the Act from engaging or working in any aquaculture activity during the suspension or revocation; authorizing a certain leaseholder and the Department of Natural Resources to complete a process to remove gear or transfer a shellfish aquaculture lease; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB1400 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 Schmidt · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs · Primary
- Delegate Christopher T. Adams · Cosponsor
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terry L. Baker · Cosponsor
- Delegate Barry Beauchamp · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger · Cosponsor
- Delegate Seth A. Howard · Cosponsor
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Susan K. McComas · Cosponsor
- T. Morgan · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa E. Reilly · Cosponsor
- Delegate William J. Wivell · Cosponsor
- Delegate Anne Healey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican
Co-sponsors (18)
- Delegate Schmidt
- Delegate Christopher T. Adams Republican
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican
- Delegate Terry L. Baker Republican
- Delegate Barry Beauchamp Republican
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican
- Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti Republican
- Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist Republican
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican
- Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson Republican
- Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican
- Morgan, T.
- Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican
- Delegate William J. Wivell Republican
- Delegate Anne Healey Democrat
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat
Not signed on (169)
169 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 169 →"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 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 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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| Democrat | 91 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 137 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1400 do?
- Authorizing the suspension or revocation of a shellfish aquaculture harvester permit or shellfish aquaculture harvester registration card for certain violations; prohibiting a person whose permit or registration card has been suspended or revoked in accordance with the Act from engaging or working in any aquaculture activity during the suspension or revocation; authorizing a certain leaseholder and the Department of Natural Resources to complete a process to remove gear or transfer a shellfish aquaculture lease; etc.
- Who sponsors HB1400?
- HB1400 is sponsored by Delegate Schmidt, Delegate Jay A. Jacobs (Republican), Delegate Christopher T. Adams (Republican), Delegate Steven J. Arentz (Republican), Delegate Terry L. Baker (Republican), Delegate Barry Beauchamp (Republican), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Jason C. Buckel (Republican), Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti (Republican), Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist (Republican), Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), Delegate Seth A. Howard (Republican), Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), Delegate Susan K. McComas (Republican), Morgan, T., Delegate Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), Delegate William J. Wivell (Republican), Delegate Anne Healey (Democrat), and Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1400?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2026. Enacted.
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