HB1599 — Chesapeake Bay - Enhancement Program and Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund - Established
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 16, 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 (8 D · 7 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Establishing the Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program to provide funding for certain oyster propagation and replenishment projects that mitigate the effects of certain transportation projects on the State's oyster population; establishing the Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund to provide financial assistance to certain commercial watermen and small businesses; and prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from making certain approvals for tidal fish licenses or authorizations of certain borrowers.
Bill Text
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Read HB1599 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
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs · Primary
- Delegate H. Kevin Anderson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz · Cosponsor
- Delegate Barry Beauchamp · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist · Cosponsor
- Delegate Wayne A. Hartman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nick Allen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Anne Healey · Cosponsor
- J. Long · Cosponsor
- T. Morgan · Cosponsor
- Delegate Darrell Odom · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dana Stein · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican
Co-sponsors (18)
- Delegate Holmes
- Delegate Lewis
- Delegate H. Kevin Anderson Republican
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican
- Delegate Barry Beauchamp Republican
- Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist Republican
- Delegate Wayne A. Hartman Republican
- Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson Republican
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat
- Delegate Nick Allen Democrat
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Anne Healey Democrat
- Long, J.
- Morgan, T.
- Delegate Darrell Odom Democrat
- Delegate Dana Stein 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 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 126 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 4% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1599 do?
- Establishing the Chesapeake Bay Enhancement Program to provide funding for certain oyster propagation and replenishment projects that mitigate the effects of certain transportation projects on the State's oyster population; establishing the Maryland Seafood Industry Financial Assistance Fund to provide financial assistance to certain commercial watermen and small businesses; and prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from making certain approvals for tidal fish licenses or authorizations of certain borrowers.
- Who sponsors HB1599?
- HB1599 is sponsored by Delegate Holmes, Delegate Lewis, Delegate Jay A. Jacobs (Republican), Delegate H. Kevin Anderson (Republican), Delegate Steven J. Arentz (Republican), Delegate Barry Beauchamp (Republican), Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist (Republican), Delegate Wayne A. Hartman (Republican), Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Anne Healey (Democrat), Long, J., Morgan, T., Delegate Darrell Odom (Democrat), Delegate Dana Stein (Democrat), and Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1599?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 16, 2026. Enacted.
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