HB 613 — Department of the Environment - Waivers for Living Shorelines and Nonstructural Shoreline Stabilization Measures - Regulations and Scoring System
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-28
Authorizing a person to use living shorelines as a certain erosion control measure; applying the Act only to a shoreline stabilization project for which any portion of the project is in an area that is not designated as appropriate for structural stabilization measures by Department mapping; requiring that certain regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment require the Department to take certain action during the evaluation of a certain waiver request; requiring the Department to develop a certain scoring system; etc.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 321
Sponsors (14)
- Regina T. Boyce (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Brian M. Crosby (D, MD-29) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Mark N. Fisher (R, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Linda Foley (D, MD-15) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Jefferson L. Ghrist (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Jay A. Jacobs (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Natalie Ziegler (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- H. Kevin Anderson (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Dylan Behler (D, MD-30) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Michele Guyton (D, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Marvin E. Holmes (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Robbyn Lewis (D, MD-46) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
- Dana Stein (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-28
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Environment and Transportation
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House environment and transportation | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian M. Crosby (D, state_lower MD-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 2 | Dana Stein (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Dylan Behler (D, state_lower MD-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | H. Kevin Anderson (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jay A. Jacobs (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jefferson L. Ghrist (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Linda Foley (D, state_lower MD-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Mark N. Fisher (R, state_lower MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Marvin E. Holmes (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Michele Guyton (D, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Natalie Ziegler (D, state_lower MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Regina T. Boyce (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Robbyn Lewis (D, state_lower MD-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Timeline
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House environment and transportation · md-leg