---
type: "Bill"
title: "Cannabis Reform - Alterations"
description: "Cannabis Reform - Alterations"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 253"
citation: "Maryland HB 253 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Maryland Cannabis Administration"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-10-19"
last_action: "2024-04-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/27b6fd5c-2fd6-4057-88fe-2cc6c758ac63"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0253?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "cbcaa4754820fc27439b55cad7a79e2594a93ff55f4dd4d6221436ad000426d7"
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 253 (2024) — Cannabis Reform - Alterations

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Cannabis Reform - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_241_hb0253e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Cannabis Reform - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0253e.pdf)
3. **First - Cannabis Reform - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0253f.pdf)
4. **Third - Cannabis Reform - Alterations** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/hb/hb0253t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading (Emerg/Amend) — **47–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Emerg) — **114–22** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **108–21** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chair, Economic Matters Committee — primary (organization)
- Maryland Cannabis Administration — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-10-19** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2024-02-01** Hearing 2/23 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** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2024-03-12** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-03-13** Referred Finance `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-15** Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-04-01** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-02** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-02** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **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
- **2024-04-25** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 241 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/27b6fd5c-2fd6-4057-88fe-2cc6c758ac63`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).