Maryland House Bill 731

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on January 27 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-29 - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Environment and Transportation Committee
Hearing: Feb 19 @ 1:00 pm House Environment and Transportation Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishing the Maryland Connectivity Coalition to foster collaboration among State and federal agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and other stakeholders for the purpose of protecting endangered wildlife from habitat fragmentation; requiring the State Highway Administration to have final decision-making authority regarding decisions related to placement, funding, or design of wildlife crossings; requiring the Department of Natural Resources to develop a website for accepting donations for certain purposes; etc.

Wildlife - Protections and Highway Crossings

Del. Sheila Ruth [D]	Del. Mary Lehman [D]	Del. Jackie Addison [D]	Del. Nick Allen [D]
Del. Linda Foley [D]	Del. Michele Guyton [D]	Del. Terri Hill [D]	Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]
Del. Dana Stein [D]	Del. Jen Terrasa [D]	Del. Kriselda Valderrama [D]	Del. Jamila Woods [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-29	House	Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2025-01-27	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation

SB635 (Crossfiled) 2025-01-29 - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Land Use	1	408	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Land Use	3	104	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	10	2A-01	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Natural Resources	10	2A-06.2	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Finance and Procurement	6	226	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0731?ys=2025RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0731f.pdf