HB 97 - Maryland House (2026) - State Designations - State Shark - Megalodon

Sponsor

First Action

Oct 2, 2025

Latest Action

Mar 23, 2026

Origin Chamber

House

Type

Bill

Bill Number

State

Maryland

Session

2026

Sponsorship by Party

Todd B. Morgan

Primary

House Votes (1)

checkPassed on March 10, 2026

Motion Text

On Third Reading

House Roll Call Votes

Republicans

Democrats

Unknowns

Yes

Yes

Absent

Absent

Andre V. Johnson, Jr.

Yes

Andrea Fletcher Harrison

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Didn't Vote

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Charlotte Crutchfield

Yes

Cheryl E. Pasteur

Yes

Chris Tomlinson

Yes

Christopher Eric Bouchat

Didn't Vote

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Frank M. Conaway, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Guzzone

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Julie Palakovich Carr

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Didn't Vote

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Martinez

Yes

Marvin E. Holmes, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Absent

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Robin L. Grammer, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Smith

Yes

Speaker

Yes

Steve Johnson

Yes

Steven J. Arentz

Yes

Stuart Michael Schmidt, Jr.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Watson

Yes

Wayne A. Hartman

Yes

William J. Wivell

Yes

William Valentine

Yes

Young

Yes

Summary

Unavailable

Text (2)

First - State Designations - State Shark - Megalodon

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0097f.pdf

Third - State Designations - State Shark - Megalodon

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0097t.pdf

Documents (1)

Fiscal and Policy Note

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/fnotes/bil_0007/hb0097.pdf

Actions (7)

Show Only Major Actions

03/23/2026

Senate

Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

03/23/2026

House

Third Reading Passed

03/21/2026

House

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

03/21/2026

House

Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections

02/16/2026

House

Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m.

01/14/2026

House

First Reading Government, Labor, and Elections

10/02/2025

House

Pre-filed

Sources

MD Legislature

http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0097?ys=2026RS

Open States

https://openstates.org/md/bills/2026/HB97/

Record Created

Jan 18, 2026 7:53:02 PM

Record Updated

Mar 29, 2026 2:20:04 PM