HB395Introduced in the House of Delegates
Water Pollution Control - Discharge Permits - Animal Feeding Operations
Introduced by Regina Boyce, District 43
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Repealing certain provisions of law requiring a person to hold a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) general discharge permit issued by the Department of the Environment before the person may begin construction on any part of a new CAFO; and authorizing the Department, under certain circumstances, to authorize a person to begin construction on any part of a new animal feeding operation under a certain approval process established by the Department.
Where it stands
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 254
April 28, 2026
How did lawmakers vote?
House of Delegates votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
Senate votes
1 recorded vote · each counted separately
SenateStage: Third Reading Passed · April 8, 2026
43
Yes
0
No
4
Absent or Not Voting
47 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.
See how each senator voted
| Senator | District | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Mike McKay | 1 | Yes |
| Paul Corderman | 2 | Yes |
| Karen Lewis Young | 3 | Yes |
| William Folden | 4 | Yes |
| Justin Ready | 5 | Yes |
| Johnny Salling | 6 | Yes |
| J.B. Jennings | 7 | Yes |
| Carl Jackson | 8 | Yes |
| Katie Hester | 9 | Yes |
| Benjamin Brooks | 10 | Yes |
Bill history
First Reading Environment and Transportation
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
Favorable with Amendments {173128/1 Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Third Reading Passed (126-0)
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Third Reading Passed (43-0)
Returned Passed
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 254
Verify the information
- Official page on the Maryland Legislature website
- Favorable with Amendments 173128/1 Adopted (amendment)
- Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation (supplement)
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment (supplement)
- Introduced (text)
- Engrossed (text)
- Chaptered (text)
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