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Chapter 337 of 2026 (SB 161) Extended the veteran state park day-use waiver to former Maryland National Guard members

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Expands benefits Extends the veteran state park day-use waiver to former Maryland National Guard members.

Rewrites Natural Resources section 5-1015 from October 1, 2026 around an "accepted entrance document" showing veteran status or former Maryland National Guard status with a discharge or release under conditions other than dishonorable, so a former Guard member who is not a federal veteran enters free, with the per-vehicle fee waived for a vehicle the holder is in. Approved April 28, 2026.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, Senate, pre-filed
  2. In committee Done, Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment, then House Environment and Transportation
  3. Passed one chamber Done, Senate, 44-0
  4. Passed both chambers Done, House, 131-0
  5. Signed by the governor Done,
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • SimonaireSponsor, Senate
  • AttarCo-sponsor, Senate
  • BrooksCo-sponsor, Senate
  • CarozzaCo-sponsor, Senate
  • FeldmanCo-sponsor, Senate
  • HarrisCo-sponsor, Senate
  • HesterCo-sponsor, Senate

What it touches

  • Md. Code, Nat. Res. § 5-1015

Catalog entry

Official record

Read Chapter 337 of 2026 (SB 161) on the jurisdiction's own record