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Maryland · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 878: Oil and Natural Gas - Hydraulic Fracturing - Authorization

In committee 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 878 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on February 3, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Oil and Natural Gas - Hydraulic Fracturing - Authorization. Primary sponsor: Mike McKay (Republican), Bill Folden (Republican), Steve Hershey (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 11, 2025): Withdrawn by Sponsor.

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): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mike McKayPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate1
Bill FoldenPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate4
Steve HersheyPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate36

“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. Withdrawn by Sponsor
  2. Hearing canceled
  3. Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.
  4. Hearing canceled
  5. Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
  6. First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

Sources

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