---
type: "Bill"
title: "Corporations and Associations - Fees for Processing Articles of Dissolution, Certificates of Cancellation, and Other Documents - Repeal"
description: "Corporations and Associations - Fees for Processing Articles of Dissolution, Certificates of Cancellation, and Other Documents - Repeal"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 647"
citation: "Maryland HB 647 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Wilson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-22"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/daf80cd9-af29-4ecb-8ea2-3604eb99af7d"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0647?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "32684d9fefcb31f594c5d5e67b59f4ee745b086fe5cf98f7a52b5fc982ff3810"
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 647 (2021) — Corporations and Associations - Fees for Processing Articles of Dissolution, Certificates of Cancellation, and Other Documents - Repeal

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Corporations and Associations - Fees for Processing Articles of Dissolution, Certificates of Cancellation, and Other Documents - Repeal** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_142_hb0647t.pdf)
2. **First - Corporations and Associations - Fees for Processing Articles of Dissolution, Certificates of Cancellation, and Other Documents - Repeal** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0647f.pdf)
3. **Third - Corporations and Associations - Fees for Processing Articles of Dissolution, Certificates of Cancellation, and Other Documents - Repeal** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0647t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **133–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Wilson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-22** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-22** Hearing 2/17 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-03** Favorable Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-04** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-09** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Hearing 3/18 at 12:30 p.m.
- **2021-04-09** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-09** Favorable `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-09** Motion Special Order until 4/12 (Senator Hough) Adopted
- **2021-04-12** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Second Reading Passed
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Returned Passed
- **2021-05-18** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 142 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/daf80cd9-af29-4ecb-8ea2-3604eb99af7d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).