SB0266 — Local Government - Regulatory Powers - Regulation of Invasive Trees
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 Senate
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2026. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Authorizing the governing body of a county or municipality to adopt certain ordinances to regulate the nonnative, highly invasive, deciduous hardwood tree known as tree of heaven and certain invasive trees; and authorizing the governing body of a county or municipality to establish a bounty or native tree replacement program to incentivize the removal of tree of heaven and certain invasive trees.
Bill Text
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Read SB0266 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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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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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Senator Benjamin Brooks · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 187 not signed on · 13 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Senator Benjamin Brooks Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (187)
187 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 187 →"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 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 125 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 4% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 36 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 77% | 13% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 38 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 81% | 15% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does SB0266 do?
- Authorizing the governing body of a county or municipality to adopt certain ordinances to regulate the nonnative, highly invasive, deciduous hardwood tree known as tree of heaven and certain invasive trees; and authorizing the governing body of a county or municipality to establish a bounty or native tree replacement program to incentivize the removal of tree of heaven and certain invasive trees.
- Who sponsors SB0266?
- SB0266 is sponsored by Senator Benjamin Brooks (Democrat).
- What is the current status of SB0266?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 19, 2026. Enacted.
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