---
type: "Bill"
title: "Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations"
description: "Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 1298"
citation: "Maryland HB 1298 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chang"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 23
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-03-01"
last_action: "2023-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7b984a4-4d88-4eea-9d07-7b578648acd2"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1298?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "1f95a1233cc656bba5dec8c9c89700cfb99c70b662aa21b116582a5ffd010361"
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 1298 (2023) — Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_141_hb1298e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb1298e.pdf)
3. **First - Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb1298f.pdf)
4. **Third - Prior Authorizations of State Debt - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb1298t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Chang — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-01** First Reading Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-07** Motion Rules Suspend for Late Introduction (Delegate Chang) Adopted
- **2023-03-07** Motion Rules Suspend to Refer (Delegate Chang) Adopted
- **2023-03-07** Referred Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13** Hearing 3/21 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-04-03** Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Referred Rules `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Rereferred to Budget and Taxation
- **2023-04-05** Hearing 4/06 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-04-07** Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-07** Floor Amendment {
- **2023-04-07** Motion Special Order until 4/10 (Senator Zucker) Adopted
- **2023-04-07** Motion Reconsider Special Order (Senator Zucker) Adopted
- **2023-04-07** Third Reading Passed with Amendments (42-0) `passage`
- **2023-04-10** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2023-04-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-10** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-04-24** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 141 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7b984a4-4d88-4eea-9d07-7b578648acd2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).