---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prince George's County - Public Safety and Behavioral Health Surcharges - Behavioral Health Programs PG 414-21"
description: "Prince George's County - Public Safety and Behavioral Health Surcharges - Behavioral Health Programs PG 414-21"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 977"
citation: "Maryland HB 977 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Prince George's County Delegation"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d587f797-ab8d-4956-b3b3-3bbe48067925"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0977?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "a76841aa3aa784064528da5e19a26d23ec22a0d2c86e88e6480d0adf0828eed0"
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 977 (2021) — Prince George's County - Public Safety and Behavioral Health Surcharges - Behavioral Health Programs PG 414-21

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Prince George's County - Public Safety and Behavioral Health Surcharges - Behavioral Health Programs PG 414-21** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_567_hb0977t.pdf)
2. **First - Prince George's County - Public Safety and Behavioral Health Surcharges - Behavioral Health Programs PG 414-21** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0977f.pdf)
3. **Third - Prince George's County - Public Safety and Behavioral Health Surcharges - Behavioral Health Programs PG 414-21** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/hb/hb0977t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **134–1** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-05** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-03** Hearing 3/16 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-20** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-20** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-22** Referred Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Hearing 4/06 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2021-04-10** Favorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-10** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-10** Second Reading Passed
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Returned Passed
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 567 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d587f797-ab8d-4956-b3b3-3bbe48067925`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).