# Maryland SB 0258: Natural Resources - Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Alterations Maryland SB 0258, Natural Resources - Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Alterations, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 46); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0258-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-19 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0258 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Natural Resources - Fishing Licenses and Stamps - Alterations - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2024-10-12 - Last action: 2025-04-08, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 46 - Sponsors: no sponsor on record - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Hunting and Fishing, Elderly Persons (65+) -see also- Elder Abuse and Neglect, Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes, Fish and Fishing -see also- Aquaculture; FishNets&Dev, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Natural Resources -see also- Coal; For&Pks; Rivers; etc., Natural Resources, Department of, Residency -see also- Immigrants and Citizenship - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (146 yes, 77 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 4 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Maryland residents pay higher fishing fees: cost, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, Maryland residents pay higher license fees for fishing in waters not affected by tides. The annual license costs $32, up from $20.50—an $11.50 increase. The seven-day license costs $16, up from $7.50—an $8.50 increase. The short-term license covers seven consecutive days fro… - Out-of-state anglers face higher license minimums: cost, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, nonresident license minimums rise for fishing in Maryland waters not affected by tides. The annual minimum rises from $30.50 to $55; anglers pay more if their home state's similar license costs more. The seven-day minimum rises from $7.50 to $45, and the three-day minimum ri… - Senior anglers face higher fishing costs: cost, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, Maryland's consolidated senior fishing license costs $12 annually, up from $5. Residents qualify beginning in the calendar year they turn 65, and the license lasts one year from issuance. It covers nontidal fishing and finfish fishing in Maryland's Chesapeake Bay, coastal, a… - Trout anglers pay higher stamp fees: cost, low. Beginning June 1, 2025, annual trout stamps cost $20 for Maryland residents, up from $5. Nonresidents pay $30, up from $10. A stamp is required to fish for or possess trout in designated areas unless an exemption applies. The stamp is separate from any required fishing license. Exemptions remain fo… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - (none) ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-31 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 96 | 36 | 3 | | 2025-02-28 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 33 | 12 | | | 2025-02-26 | Senate | Floor Amendment {743524/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected | fail | 17 | 29 | | ## Actions (17) - 2025-04-08: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 46 - 2025-03-31: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2025-03-31: Third Reading Passed (96-36) (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) - 2025-03-03: Referred Environment and Transportation (House) - 2025-02-28: Third Reading Passed (33-12) (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Floor Amendment {743524/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (17-29) (Senate) - 2025-02-26: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Motion Special Order until 2/26 (Senator Ready) Adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-25: Favorable (Senate) - 2025-02-24: Favorable 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) - 2024-10-12: Pre-filed (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_46_sb0258t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-02-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0258t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0258f.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed) - HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (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_46_sb0258t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0258t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0258f.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS) - [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) - [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) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0258-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).