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Maryland General Assembly · SB0257 · Approved by the Governor - Chapter 331 (Chapter 331)

Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting

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Officially: “Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund - Reporting Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to include in an annual report to certain committees of the General Assembly the amount of proceeds from a certain agricultural land transfer tax that are attributable to the taxation of certain instruments of writing that transfer title to parcels of land that are entirely woodland that were distributed to the Mel Noland Woodland Incentives and Fellowship Fund during the immediately preceding fiscal year; and requiring the Department to report any u
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Where it is

First reading, house of origin · Jan 18, 2026
Hearing · Feb 10, 2026
Committee report, house of origin: Favorable · Feb 19, 2026
Second reading, house of origin: Passed · Feb 14, 2026
Third reading, house of origin: Passed · Feb 15, 2026
First reading, opposite house · Feb 18, 2026
Committee report, opposite house: Favorable · Apr 2, 2026
Second reading, opposite house: Passed · Mar 17, 2026
Third reading, opposite house: Passed · Mar 20, 2026

The numbers

1
sponsor on the bill

Sponsors

Senator Simonaire
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 331 (as of Aug 30, 2026).