---
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: "SB 678"
citation: "Maryland SB 678 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edwards"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-03"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6eebcbb8-a459-4f06-9eb6-7953ddeac9b8"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0678?ys=2021RS&search=True"
source_hash: "3abed1f66aa86f67a6b4d1ced2cac15995e3cd2196d418d59b5ba7bf7b6302f9"
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 678 (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_414_sb0678t.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/sb/sb0678f.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/sb/sb0678t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **132–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Edwards — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-03** First Reading Budget and Taxation `referral-committee`
- **2021-02-03** Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2021-02-24** Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-24** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-24** Second Reading Passed
- **2021-03-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-03** Referred Ways and Means `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** Hearing 3/25 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2021-03-22** Hearing canceled
- **2021-04-02** Favorable Report by Ways and Means `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-02** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-05** Returned Passed
- **2021-05-30** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 414 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6eebcbb8-a459-4f06-9eb6-7953ddeac9b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).