# Maryland SB 0184: Office of the Attorney General - Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit - Reporting Requirement

Maryland SB 0184, Office of the Attorney General - Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit - Reporting Requirement, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-05-12 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 472) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0184
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Office of the Attorney General - Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit - Reporting Requirement
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-10-23
- Last action: 2026-05-12, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 472
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Environment, Natural Resources - Generally, Attorney General, Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties and Sentnc; etc., Environment, Department of the, Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut, Natural Resources -see also- Coal; For&Pks; Rivers; etc., Natural Resources, Department of, Reports
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (177 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Environmental crimes unit and earlier reports: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law establishes and affirms an Environmental and Natural Resources Crimes Unit in the Attorney General’s office. The Attorney General must send the unit’s annual report to the Governor and the General Assembly by October 1 each year, moved up from November 30. The report…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 134 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-02-26 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-05-12: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 472
- 2026-04-08: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (134-0) (House)
- 2026-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-04-03: Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2026-03-25: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-27: Referred Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2026-02-26: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-02-24: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-02-03: Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-01-14: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-10-23: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_472_sb0184t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-02-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0184t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0184f.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_472_sb0184t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0184t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0184f.pdf)

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- [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS)
- [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS)
- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0184-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).