---
type: "Bill"
title: "Arts and Entertainment Districts – Artistic Work and Arts and Entertainment Enterprise – Definitions"
description: "Arts and Entertainment Districts – Artistic Work and Arts and Entertainment Enterprise – Definitions"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 256"
citation: "Maryland SB 256 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-09-22"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f7e2f06-463c-4813-b04f-85412f94f603"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0256?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "289675e3e02f96b4e845caad519928625e6e9db1c69b8e1fc5d04275c9833432"
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 SB 256 (2021) — Arts and Entertainment Districts – Artistic Work and Arts and Entertainment Enterprise – Definitions

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Arts and Entertainment Districts – Artistic Work and Arts and Entertainment Enterprise – Definitions** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_250_sb0256t.pdf)
2. **First - Arts and Entertainment Districts – Artistic Work and Arts and Entertainment Enterprise – Definitions** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0256f.pdf)
3. **Third - Arts and Entertainment Districts – Artistic Work and Arts and Entertainment Enterprise – Definitions** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0256t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **139–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chair, Finance Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-09-22** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2021-01-13** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
- **2020-12-23** Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2021-01-18** Hearing canceled
- **2021-01-18** Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2021-02-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2021-02-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-02-08** Referred Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-20** Hearing 3/30 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-22** Hearing canceled
- **2021-03-22** Hearing 3/24 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-04-09** Favorable Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-09** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Returned Passed
- **2021-05-18** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0f7e2f06-463c-4813-b04f-85412f94f603`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).