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Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 181: Hunting - Restrictions of Venison Donation

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 181 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on July 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Hunting - Restrictions of Venison Donation. Primary sponsor: Karen Young (Democratic), Ben Brooks (Democratic), Kevin Harris (Democratic), Cheryl Kagan (Democratic), Mary Washington (Democratic), Ron Watson (Democratic), Chris West (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 10, 2026): Referred Rules and Executive Nominations.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 6 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Karen YoungPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate3
Ben BrooksPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10
Kevin HarrisPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate27
Cheryl KaganPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate17
Mary WashingtonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate43
Ron WatsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Chris WestPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate42

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
  2. Third Reading Passed
  3. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  4. Floor Amendment {
  5. Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Kagan) Adopted
  6. Floor Amendment {
  7. Favorable with Amendments {
  8. Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
  9. Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.
  10. First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
  11. Pre-filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source