# Maryland SB 0879: Baltimore City - Natural Resources - Archery Hunting Safety Zones

Maryland SB 0879, Baltimore City - Natural Resources - Archery Hunting Safety Zones, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dalya Attar (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-08 (Third Reading Passed (129-5)) (as of 2026-10-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0879
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Baltimore City - Natural Resources - Archery Hunting Safety Zones
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-06
- Last action: 2026-04-08, Third Reading Passed (129-5)
- Sponsor: Dalya Attar (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Hunting and Fishing, Animals -see also- Birds; Dogs; Domestic An; Horses; Livestk, Baltimore City, Blue Laws, Boundaries, Equipment -see also- Charging; Med. Equip.; MV Equip; etc., Hunting -see also- Trapping, Natural Resources -see also- Coal; For&Pks; Rivers; etc., Weapons -see also- Guns
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (171 yes, 5 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: Dalya Attar (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 129 | 5 | 2 |
| 2026-03-23 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 42 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (129-5) (House)
- 2026-04-03: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-04-03: Favorable with Amendments {463923/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-04-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2026-03-25: Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Referred Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (42-0) (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments {443726/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0879t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-10: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0879f.pdf)

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- SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law)
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## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0879t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0879f.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0879-2026RS (as of 2026-10-16).