---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations"
description: "Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 1374"
citation: "Maryland HB 1374 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["B. Barnes"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 21
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-01"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8408d83-7a8e-486d-b901-96fb43b2e500"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1374?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "65289546af75af448d7d5b7f516fcc344a0a72148f421ccf6470f95ddae2f3d0"
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 1374 (2021) — Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_576_hb1374e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb1374e.pdf)
3. **First - Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb1374f.pdf)
4. **Third - Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb1374t.pdf)

## Votes

- On third reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **134–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **134–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- B. Barnes — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-01** First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Rereferred to Appropriations
- **2021-03-12** Hearing 3/16 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-24** Favorable Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-24** Second Reading Passed
- **2021-03-25** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Referred Rules `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Motion Rules Suspend to Refer (Senator Peters) Adopted
- **2021-03-25** Motion Re-referred Budget and Taxation Adopted
- **2021-03-25** Rereferred to Budget and Taxation
- **2021-03-25** Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2021-04-10** Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-10** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-10** Second Reading Passed
- **2021-04-12** Floor Committee Amendment {
- **2021-04-12** Third Readings Passed with Amendments
- **2021-04-12** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Passed Enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 576 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e8408d83-7a8e-486d-b901-96fb43b2e500`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).