Subject Zoning and Planning | Current
| State | Bill | Summary/Title | Last Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| MD | HB409 | Requiring that, in specified years, a specified annual planning report contain a narrative on the implementation status of a specified comprehensive plan; increasing the time period of the comprehensive planning and zoning cycles of specified local j... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 521 |
| MD | SB370 | Requiring that specified industrial wind energy conversion systems comply with specified setback requirements; authorizing specified variances under specified circumstances; requiring that, before a permit is issued for specified industrial wind ener... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 463 |
| MD | SB524 | Altering the requirements for the issuance of a specified license, a specified permit, and a specified building permit for specified nonwater-dependent projects located on State or private wetlands; specifically authorizing the issuance of a specifie... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 492 |
| MD | SB671 | Increasing the time period of the comprehensive planning and zoning cycles of specified local jurisdictions to better coincide with the release of United States decennial census data; requiring a specified annual planning report to contain a specifie... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 520 |
| MD | HB1257 | Clarifying specified provisions of law relating to zoning, planning, subdivision, and other land use laws of the State; altering the contents of a specified annual report to refer to approved rather than adopted plans; requiring specified charter cou... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 674 |
| MD | HB256 | Prohibiting, in Frederick County, a person aggrieved by a development rights and responsibilities agreement from filing an administrative appeal; authorizing, in Frederick County, a person aggrieved by a development rights and responsibilities agreem... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 610 |
| MD | HB1455 | Authorizing the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to enter into an agreement for payment in lieu of specified property taxes with the owner of a facility for the generation of electricity that locates in Prince George's County; r... [Detail][Text] | 2013-05-16 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 687 |
| MD | SB62 | Authorizing a political subdivision to approve an application to the Department of Housing and Community Development for a sustainable community plan or community legacy project by letter, delivered to the Department by the political subdivision's au... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 13 |
| MD | HB677 | Altering a specified definition of "qualified enterprise zone property" as it relates to a specified property tax credit granted by the governing body of Montgomery County or of a municipal corporation in Montgomery County to include specified proper... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 135 |
| MD | HB675 | Altering the definition of "qualified enterprise zone property" as it relates to a specified property tax credit granted by the governing body of Montgomery County or of a municipal corporation in Montgomery County to include specified property zoned... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-09 Approved by the Governor - Chapter 134 |
| MD | HB1385 | Extending the deadline for a local jurisdiction to adopt a definition or description of a major or minor subdivision if the local jurisdiction has a definition or description pending approval as of a specified date; extending the deadline for a local... [Detail][Text] | 2013-04-02 Unfavorable Report by House Rules and Executive Nominations Withdrawn |
| MD | HB30 | Repealing Article XIX - Video Lottery Terminals of the Maryland Constitution; submitting this amendment to the qualified voters of the State for their adoption or rejection; specifying in statutory law that the primary purpose of the operation of vid... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-29 Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means |
| MD | HB302 | Authorizing the medical use of marijuana under specified circumstances; repealing criminal provisions that allow the imposition of a fine or the use of an affirmative defense for use or possession of marijuana or use or possession of drug paraphernal... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-25 Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn |
| MD | HB173 | Providing that the Maryland Vehicle Law does not preclude Charles County from designating golf cart zones on county highways or from administering the operation and maintenance of golf cart zones. [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-20 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| MD | SB1022 | Creating the Capitol Heights, Fairmount Heights, Glenarden, and Seat Pleasant green business zones in Prince George's County; requiring the Secretary of Business and Economic Development to designate a not-for-profit entity to establish specified job... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-19 Hearing cancelled |
| MD | HB504 | Requiring that specified industrial wind energy conversion systems comply with specified setback requirements; authorizing specified variances under specified circumstances; requiring that, before a permit is issued for specified industrial wind ener... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-14 |
| MD | SB443 | Altering the time period of a local government's comprehensive planning and zoning cycle to better coincide with the release of United States decennial census data; requiring specified planning commissions to include in a specified annual report info... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-07 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Withdrawn |
| MD | HB949 | Establishing the SmartStat Technical Assistance and Support Center in the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland, College Park; requiring the SmartStat Technical Assistance and Support Center to collect ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-03-04 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters Withdrawn |
| MD | HB252 | Repealing a requirement that the Department of Planning prepare and revise specified plans for the development of the State for specified purposes and based on specified studies; repealing a requirement that the Department seek comments from and cons... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-25 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| MD | HB800 | Altering the requirements for the issuance of a specified license, a specified permit, and a specified building permit for specified nonwater-dependent projects located on State wetlands or private wetlands; specifically authorizing the issuance of a... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-22 |
| MD | SB391 | Repealing the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012; repealing specified provisions of law relating to the adoption of specified growth tier designations by specified local jurisdictions; repealing a prohibition against the sal... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-21 Unfavorable Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs |
| MD | HB106 | Repealing the Sustainable Growth and Agricultural Preservation Act of 2012; repealing specified provisions of law relating to the adoption of specified growth tier designations by specified local jurisdictions; repealing a prohibition against the sal... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-18 Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters |
| MD | SB936 | Establishing the SmartStat Technical Assistance and Support Center in the National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education at the University of Maryland, College Park; requiring the SmartStat Technical Assistance and Support Center to collect ... [Detail][Text] | 2013-02-13 |
