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type: "Bill"
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title: "Public Utilities - Gas Service Regulator Safety (Flower Branch Act)"
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description: "Public Utilities - Gas Service Regulator Safety (Flower Branch Act)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
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legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 503"
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citation: "Maryland SB 503 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Smith"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-01-20"
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last_action: "2021-05-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/aa138751-884b-46f3-a327-c56b075f0d17"
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source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0503?ys=2021RS&search=True"
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source_hash: "0c4dd1e1e9fe2afb0c7502d53ca231099bc39dd3854f423758a76b9b46795283"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
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---
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# Maryland SB 503 (2021) — Public Utilities - Gas Service Regulator Safety (Flower Branch Act)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Chapter - Public Utilities - Gas Service Regulator Safety (Flower Branch Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/Chapters_noln/CH_264_sb0503t.pdf)
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2. **First - Public Utilities - Gas Service Regulator Safety (Flower Branch Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0503f.pdf)
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3. **Third - Public Utilities - Gas Service Regulator Safety (Flower Branch Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2021RS/bills/sb/sb0503t.pdf)
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## Votes
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- On Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
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- On Third Reading — **101–33** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-20** First Reading Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2021-01-24** Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.
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- **2021-02-26** Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-26** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-02-26** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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- **2021-03-02** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2021-03-03** Referred Economic Matters `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-31** Favorable Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-31** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-01** Third Reading Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-02** Returned Passed
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- **2021-05-18** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 264 `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/aa138751-884b-46f3-a327-c56b075f0d17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
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