---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - License Sanctions and Sunday Off-Sale Permits PG 317-21"
description: "Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - License Sanctions and Sunday Off-Sale Permits PG 317-21"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 974"
citation: "Maryland HB 974 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Prince George's County Delegation"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1bd3271-fb47-438e-9b4f-e7d02152d3ef"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0974?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "ef40247aef2dcdd3517e48b9695fc7ebf6b60eebd5de620cb3928f78bfaf80d2"
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 974 (2021) — Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - License Sanctions and Sunday Off-Sale Permits PG 317-21

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - License Sanctions and Sunday Off-Sale Permits PG 317-21** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_568_hb0974e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - License Sanctions and Sunday Off-Sale Permits PG 317-21** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0974e.pdf)
3. **First - Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - License Sanctions and Sunday Off-Sale Permits PG 317-20** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0974f.pdf)
4. **Third - Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - License Sanctions and Sunday Off-Sale Permits PG 317-21** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0974t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **135–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **132–1** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Prince George's County Delegation — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-05** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** Hearing 2/19 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-12** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-12** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-12** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-03-17** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-18** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2021-04-08** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08** Floor Amendment {
- **2021-04-08** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-10** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2021-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 568 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1bd3271-fb47-438e-9b4f-e7d02152d3ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).