---
type: "Bill"
title: "Task Force on the Economic Future of Western Maryland - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force"
description: "Task Force on the Economic Future of Western Maryland - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 884"
citation: "Maryland HB 884 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buckel"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-29"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1853ac56-0c7d-4dde-a98d-5d76c7520053"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0884?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "f7d96ac1ffcd22f82405e00587d81fb7483ed5458a217226876fb8293ef35d1b"
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 884 (2021) — Task Force on the Economic Future of Western Maryland - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Task Force on the Economic Future of Western Maryland - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_413_hb0884t.pdf)
2. **First - Task Force on the Economic Future of Western Maryland - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0884f.pdf)
3. **Third - Task Force on the Economic Future of Western Maryland - Extension of Report Deadline and Task Force** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0884t.pdf)

## Votes

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

## Sponsors

- Buckel — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-29** First Reading Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-01-29** Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-11** Favorable Report by Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-12** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-18** Referred Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-01** Returned Passed
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 413 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1853ac56-0c7d-4dde-a98d-5d76c7520053`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).