---
type: "Bill"
title: "Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations"
description: "Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 1296"
citation: "Maryland HB 1296 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Crosby", "Wilson"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 25
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2024-02-09"
last_action: "2024-05-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/22dd7b8e-41ca-4e54-b939-6b44341e7f31"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1296?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "3e0f5d6d94b64ff67a1fd14c1a501491eda64a4962a1272900f5e7b4f3acb2bf"
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 1296 (2024) — Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_431_hb1296e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb1296e.pdf)
3. **First - Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb1296f.pdf)
4. **Third - Electricity - Offshore Wind Projects - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb1296t.pdf)

## Votes

- FLA Del. Buckel /643227/1 — **39–99** (fail) · lower
- The bill is on third reading for final passage. (Amend) — **34–11** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **97–36** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **100–36** (pass) · lower
- Floor Amendment Carozza /653828/1 (Amend) — **14–31** (fail) · upper
- Floor Amendment Ready /253426/1 (Amend) — **12–33** (fail) · upper
- FLA Del. Hartman /943728/1 — **39–99** (fail) · lower
- FLA Del. Hartman /163824/1 — **39–98** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Crosby — primary (person)
- Wilson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-09** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-09** Hearing 2/29 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-07** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** Motion Special Order until 3/12 (Delegate Hartman) Adopted
- **2024-03-12** Floor Amendment {
- **2024-03-12** Floor Amendment {
- **2024-03-12** Floor Amendment {
- **2024-03-12** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-03-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-14** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-18** Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-03-29** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-29** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-29** Motion Laid Over (Senator Hershey) Adopted
- **2024-04-01** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-01** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-04-02** Motion Special Order until 4/3 (Senator Hershey) Adopted
- **2024-04-03** Floor Amendment {
- **2024-04-03** Floor Amendment {
- **2024-04-03** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-05** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2024-04-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-05** Passed Enrolled
- **2024-05-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 431 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/22dd7b8e-41ca-4e54-b939-6b44341e7f31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).