# Maryland SB 0964: Dorchester County - Well and On-Site Sewage Disposal Activities - Privatization Program

Maryland SB 0964, Dorchester County - Well and On-Site Sewage Disposal Activities - Privatization Program, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 424) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0964
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Dorchester County - Well and On-Site Sewage Disposal Activities - Privatization Program
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 424
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Environment, Public Health, Auditors and Audits, Consumer Protection, Dorchester County, Environment, Department of the, Environmental Health, Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut, Ethics, Insurance -see also- Health Ins; MAIF; Motor Vehicle Ins, Licenses -see also- AB Lic; Certifications; DrLic; Permits, Privatization, Procurement, Public Information, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Refuse Disposal -see also- Recycling, Reports, Rules and Regulations, Securities, Sewage, Sunset, Water -see also- Coastal Bays; Riv,Str,Lks; Wastewater; etc., Wells -see also- Hydraulic Fracturing; Water
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (179 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Dorchester permits private well and septic work: mixed, low. Maryland’s Department of the Environment can authorize private providers to perform certain delegated well and septic activities in Dorchester County. Both the county government and its delegated approval authority—the local health department or county agency—must request the program. Participants…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-31 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 132 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 424
- 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)
- 2025-03-13: Referred Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-03-12: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments {483928/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Hearing canceled (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_424_sb0964t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0964t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0964f.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_424_sb0964t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0964t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0964f.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-SB0964-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).