HB 878

Did not advance

Department of the Environment - Water Resources - Protection of Vernal Pools (Vernal Pool Wetlands Protection Act of 2025)

Sponsor: Terri L. Hill (District 12A)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: EnvironmentStatus: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of the Environment to adopt regulations to protect and preserve vernal pools.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 23FavorableUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hudson, Jennie	Anacostia Watershed Society	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bassett, Elle	Arundel Rivers Federation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Jim	Audubon Mid-Atlantic	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dunlap, Julie	Audubon Society of Central Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Vogel, Eli	Audubon Society of Central Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Stegman, Matt	Chesapeake Bay Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Demiray, Sonia	Climate Communications Coalition	Position only
FAV	Smith, Virginia	Indivisible HoCo Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Todd, Robin	Maryland Ornithological Society	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fredriksson, Ryanlobbyist	National Aquarium	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Boies, Sharon	Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fulton, Judith	Sierra Club	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mosher, David	Sierra Club MD Chapter	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sharif, Humnalobbyist	The Nature Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Southerland, Mark	Vernal Pool Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	DeLeo, Amanda	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Hill, Delegate Hilllegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Deutschmann, Richard	Individual	Position only
FAV	Hill, Terri	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Parsa, Carolyn	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ranson, Emilylobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilson, Emily	Department of Natural Resources	Written (PDF)
INFO	Baker, Jeremy D	Maryland Department of the Environment	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anacostia Watershed SocietyFAV 1

Arundel Rivers FederationFAV 1

Audubon Mid-AtlanticFAV 1

Audubon Society of Central MarylandFAV 2

Chesapeake Bay FoundationFAV 1

Climate Communications CoalitionFAV 1

Department of Natural ResourcesINFO 1

Indivisible HoCo MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Department of the EnvironmentINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Ornithological SocietyFAV 1

NAIOP MarylandUNF 1

National AquariumFAV 1

Sierra ClubFAV 2

Sierra Club MD ChapterFAV 1

The Nature ConservancyFAV 1

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 1

Vernal Pool PartnersFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVFredriksson, RyanNational AquariumRegistered for: National Aquarium

FAVSharif, HumnaThe Nature ConservancyRegistered for: Nature Conservancy, The

FAVRanson, EmilyRegistered for: Clean Water Action

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association