# Maryland HB 0684: State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Alteration and Extension

Maryland HB 0684, State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Alteration and Extension, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jim Hinebaugh (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-03-12 (Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0684
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: State Lakes Protection and Restoration Fund - Alteration and Extension
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-03-12, Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation
- Sponsor: Jim Hinebaugh (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Natural Resources - Generally, Appropriations, Garrett County, Natural Resources -see also- Coal; For&Pks; Rivers; etc., Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Rivers, Streams, and Lakes, Sunset
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (131 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jim Hinebaugh (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-11 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 131 | 8 | 1 |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-12: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Third Reading Passed (131-8) (House)
- 2025-03-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments {573226/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations (House)
- 2025-01-24: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-24: First Reading Appropriations (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0684t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0684f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0684t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0684f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0684-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).