MD SB267 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Engrossed on March 19 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-02 - Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m.
Pending: House Economic Matters Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on March 19 2026 - 50% progression
Action: 2026-04-02 - Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m.
Pending: House Economic Matters Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
Establishing certain policies and processes to facilitate the development of residential housing in the State; requiring an entity that owns residential real property in the State to make a certain certification to the Department of Housing and Community Development; authorizing a local jurisdiction to establish an administrative process to review, approve, modify, or deny certain housing development project applications; etc.
Title
Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight and Approval (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act)
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2026-03-19 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 42 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | House | Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m. |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Hearing 4/02 at 1:30 p.m. |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Hearing canceled |
| 2026-03-21 | House | Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Referred Economic Matters |
| 2026-03-19 | Senate | Third Reading Passed (42-3) |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | Second Reading Passed with Amendments |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments {293726/1 Adopted |
| 2026-03-18 | Senate | Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment |
| 2026-01-23 | Senate | Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) |
| 2026-01-19 | Senate | First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation |
Subjects
Administrative Agencies
Agriculture, Department of
Applicants and Applications
Assessments and Taxation, Department of
Associations
Baltimore City
Building Permits
Business Trusts
Census
Certifications
Commercial Property
Committees and Commissions
Communications
Comptroller
Construction
Corporations
Counties
Data
Demographics
Development Fees and Taxes
Education
Education, State Department of
Electronic Government
Energy Matters
Energy Technology and Infrastructure
Environment, Department of the
Evaluations and Reviews
Excise Tax
Exemptions
Fees
Governor
Health
Health, Department of
Highways
Housing
Housing and Community Development, Department of
Identification
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Labor, Department of
Landlords and Tenants
Laws and Ordinances
Leases and Rent
Limited Liability Companies
Local Government - Generally
Local Government Mandates
Low-Income
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Mass Transit
Municipal Corporations
Natural Resources, Department of
Nonprofit Organizations
Notices
Oaths
Open Government
Parking
Partnerships
Pedestrians
permits
Planning, Department of
Plans and Proposals
Property Tax
Public Information
Public Schools
Real Estate
Real Property
Reports
Residential Property
Revenue and Taxes
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Sewage
Signs and Billboards
Standards and Best Practices
studies
Tax Returns
Taxes - Miscellaneous - Local
Taxes - Property - Local
Taxes - Recordation and Transfer
Time
Transfer Tax
Transportation
Transportation, Department of
Utilities
Washington Suburban Sanitary District
Wastewater
Water
Wells
Work, Labor, and Employment
Zoning and Planning
Agriculture, Department of
Applicants and Applications
Assessments and Taxation, Department of
Associations
Baltimore City
Building Permits
Business Trusts
Census
Certifications
Commercial Property
Committees and Commissions
Communications
Comptroller
Construction
Corporations
Counties
Data
Demographics
Development Fees and Taxes
Education
Education, State Department of
Electronic Government
Energy Matters
Energy Technology and Infrastructure
Environment, Department of the
Evaluations and Reviews
Excise Tax
Exemptions
Fees
Governor
Health
Health, Department of
Highways
Housing
Housing and Community Development, Department of
Identification
Intergovernmental Cooperation
Labor, Department of
Landlords and Tenants
Laws and Ordinances
Leases and Rent
Limited Liability Companies
Local Government - Generally
Local Government Mandates
Low-Income
Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission
Mass Transit
Municipal Corporations
Natural Resources, Department of
Nonprofit Organizations
Notices
Oaths
Open Government
Parking
Partnerships
Pedestrians
permits
Planning, Department of
Plans and Proposals
Property Tax
Public Information
Public Schools
Real Estate
Real Property
Reports
Residential Property
Revenue and Taxes
Rules and Regulations
Safety
Sewage
Signs and Billboards
Standards and Best Practices
studies
Tax Returns
Taxes - Miscellaneous - Local
Taxes - Property - Local
Taxes - Recordation and Transfer
Time
Transfer Tax
Transportation
Transportation, Department of
Utilities
Washington Suburban Sanitary District
Wastewater
Water
Wells
Work, Labor, and Employment
Zoning and Planning
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Housing and Community Development | 1 | 103 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
| Land Use | 7 | 106 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
