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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Cannabis Reform - Alterations"
+description: "Cannabis Reform - Alterations"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
+legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "HB 253"
+citation: "Maryland HB 253 (2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Maryland Cannabis Administration"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 17
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-10-19"
+last_action: "2024-04-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27b6fd5c-2fd6-4057-88fe-2cc6c758ac63"
+source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0253?ys=2024RS&search=True"
+source_hash: "cbcaa4754820fc27439b55cad7a79e2594a93ff55f4dd4d6221436ad000426d7"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
+---
+
+# Maryland HB 253 (2024) — Cannabis Reform - Alterations
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chapter - Cannabis Reform - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_241_hb0253e.pdf)
+2. **Enrolled - Cannabis Reform - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0253e.pdf)
+3. **First - Cannabis Reform - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0253f.pdf)
+4. **Third - Cannabis Reform - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0253t.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- On Third Reading (Emerg/Amend) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
+- On Third Reading (Emerg) — **114–22** (pass) · lower
+- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **108–21** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Chair, Economic Matters Committee — primary (organization)
+- Maryland Cannabis Administration — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-10-19** Pre-filed `introduction`
+- **2024-01-10** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
+- **2024-02-01** Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2024-03-07** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-03-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-03-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2024-03-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2024-03-13** Referred Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-15** Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2024-04-01** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-04-02** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-04-02** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2024-04-03** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2024-04-05** House Concurs Senate Amendments
+- **2024-04-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2024-04-05** Passed Enrolled
+- **2024-04-25** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 241 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27b6fd5c-2fd6-4057-88fe-2cc6c758ac63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
+