HB 947 — Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program - Alterations
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-05
Altering the Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program to include the Blue Catfish Gill Net Program and any other program the Department of Natural Resources considers effective in curbing the spread of the blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries; and requiring the Department to report by December 1 each year beginning in 2026, to certain committees of the General Assembly on the activities of the Pilot Program during the immediately preceding year, including findings and recommendations related to the Program.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 41
Sponsors (14)
- Sheree Sample-Hughes (D, MD-37) — sponsor · 2026-02-05
- Christopher T. Adams (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- H. Kevin Anderson (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Steven J. Arentz (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Barry Beauchamp (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Wayne A. Hartman (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, MD-37) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Jay A. Jacobs (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Ryan Nawrocki (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Kathy Szeliga (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Regina T. Boyce (D, MD-43) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Robin L. Grammer (R, MD-6) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Anne Healey (D, MD-22) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
- Marvin E. Holmes (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-05
Action timeline (9)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Environment and Transportation
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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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 | Sheree Sample-Hughes (D, state_lower MD-37) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Anne Healey (D, state_lower MD-22) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Barry Beauchamp (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Christopher T. Adams (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | H. Kevin Anderson (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jay A. Jacobs (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Kathy Szeliga (R, state_lower MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Marvin E. Holmes (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Regina T. Boyce (D, state_lower MD-43) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Robin L. Grammer (R, state_lower MD-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Ryan Nawrocki (R, state_lower MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Steven J. Arentz (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Thomas S. Hutchinson (R, state_lower MD-37) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Wayne A. Hartman (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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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