# Maryland SB 0186: Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program

Maryland SB 0186, Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jack Bailey (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0186
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Natural Resources - Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-10-09
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171
- Sponsor: Jack Bailey (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Hunting and Fishing, Boundaries, Chesapeake Bay -see also- Chesapeake Bay Restoration, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Committees and Commissions, Emergency Bills, Fish and Fishing -see also- Aquaculture; FishNets&Dev, Fishing Nets and Devices, Invasive Species -see also- Animals; Insects; Plants, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Natural Resources -see also- Coal; For&Pks; Rivers; etc., Natural Resources, Department of, Pilot Programs, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Sunset
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (178 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More blue catfish fishing options for Maryland: benefit, low. The law creates Maryland’s Invasive Blue Catfish Pilot Program to curb their spread in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. This emergency law took effect April 22, 2025, and ends June 30, 2026, unless extended by law. Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources runs the pilot with the Invasive C…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jack Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Johnny Mautz (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 132 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-03-14 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-04-22: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 171
- 2025-03-31: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: Third Reading Passed (132-0) (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-28: Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-15: Referred Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-03-14: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Favorable with Amendments {513024/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-13: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2024-10-09: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_171_sb0186t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0186t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0186f.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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_171_sb0186t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0186t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0186f.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-SB0186-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).