# Maryland SB 0265: Environment - Reservoir Augmentation Permit - Establishment

Maryland SB 0265, Environment - Reservoir Augmentation Permit - Establishment, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 442) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0265
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Environment - Reservoir Augmentation Permit - Establishment
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-10-06
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 442
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Environment, Construction, Environment, Department of the, Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut, Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes, Forms, Health -see also- COVID19; EnvHlth; MedCon; etc., Inspections -see also- Motor Vehicle Inspection, Natural Resources -see also- Coal; For&Pks; Rivers; etc., Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Permits -see also- Building Permits, Pilot Programs, Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index, Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Rules and Regulations, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Standards and Best Practices, Storage, Studies -see also- Commitees & Commissions; Reports, Sunset, Time, Utilities -see also- Recycl; Refuse; Sewage; Teleph; Water, Water -see also- Coastal Bays; Riv,Str,Lks; Wastewater; etc.
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (149 yes, 37 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Reservoir-related rules last two more years: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law extends provisions in Chapters 122 and 123 of Maryland’s 2023 laws. They remain in effect through June 30, 2030, instead of expiring June 30, 2028. The supplied provision does not identify their specific activities or household effects.
- New fees for reservoir reuse applicants: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the law requires Maryland to set a reasonable reservoir-reuse application fee through regulations. The fee is designed to cover permit review and administration costs; the law does not set an amount. Application, permit, and renewal fees, plus program penalties and fines, go…
- New safety rules for reservoir water reuse: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, projects adding reclaimed water to drinking-water reservoirs need a written Maryland permit lasting no more than five years. Water must meet state treatment standards before entering the reservoir and again before entering the drinking-water distribution system. Applicants g…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 104 | 36 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 1 | 1 |

## Actions (16)

- 2025-05-13: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 442
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (104-36) (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Referred Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading Passed (45-1) (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Favorable with Amendments {333526/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing 1/28 at 2:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-01-14: Hearing 1/14 at 2:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2024-10-06: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_442_sb0265t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0265t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0265f.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_442_sb0265t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0265t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0265f.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-SB0265-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).