# Maryland HB 0892: Natural Resources - Canada Geese - Bag Limits

Maryland HB 0892, Natural Resources - Canada Geese - Bag Limits, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jay A. Jacobs (Republican); status failed, last action 2025-04-04 (Referred Rules) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0892
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Natural Resources - Canada Geese - Bag Limits
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-30
- Last action: 2025-04-04, Referred Rules
- Sponsor: Jay A. Jacobs (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: Hunting and Fishing, Administrative Agencies, Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Birds, Boundaries, Calvert County, Caroline County, Carroll County, Cecil County, Charles County, Dorchester County, Federal Government, Harford County, Howard County, Hunting -see also- Trapping, Kent County, Montgomery County, Natural Resources -see also- Coal; For&Pks; Rivers; etc., Prince George's County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, St. Mary's County, Sunset, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (136 yes, 0 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: Jay A. Jacobs (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Steven J. Arentz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Brian Chisholm (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jefferson L. Ghrist (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ryan Nawrocki (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Otto
- Cosponsor: April Rose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Todd B. Morgan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: William J. Wivell (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 0 | 2 |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-04-04: Referred Rules (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (136-0) (House)
- 2025-04-03: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments {173225/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-01-31: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-30: First Reading Environment and Transportation (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0892t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-30: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0892f.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/hb0892t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0892f.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-HB0892-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).