| MD | SB325 | Pass | Requiring the approval of a housing development project application by a local regulatory authority or the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to be governed only by certain laws and regulations in effect at the time of submission ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 590 |
| MD | HB548 | Pass | Requiring the approval of a housing development project application by a local regulatory authority or the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to be governed only by certain laws and regulations in effect at the time of submission ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 591 |
| MD | HB894 | Pass | Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones, subject to certain conditions; requiring the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to prioritize certain redevelopment projects when making loan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 592 |
| MD | SB29 | Pass | Altering the information that is required to be included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and with a question on the ballot; requiring that a certain summary included on the signature page of a petition se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 439 |
| MD | HB1267 | Pass | Requiring a certain local zoning authority to designate and maintain certain property in a zoning classification that restricts the uses in a certain manner under certain circumstances; requiring the appropriate authority to maintain certain property...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 541 |
| MD | HB243 | Pass | Altering the required elements of comprehensive and general plans for charter counties and other local jurisdictions; establishing requirements and guidelines for each element; and requiring certain State agencies to provide charter counties and othe...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 110 |
| MD | SB197 | Pass | Altering the required elements of comprehensive and general plans for charter counties and other local jurisdictions; establishing requirements and guidelines for each element; requiring certain State agencies to provide charter counties and other lo...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 111 |
| MD | HB44 | Engross
Sine Die | Altering the information that is required to be included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and with a question on the ballot; requiring that a certain summary included on the signature page of a petition se...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
To Senate Rules Committee |
| MD | SB389 | Engross
Sine Die | Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones, subject to certain conditions; requiring the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to prioritize certain redevelopment projects when making loan...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-13
Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Hayes, Beidle and Hershey) |
| MD | HB1259 | Engross
Sine Die | Prohibiting a local jurisdiction in the State from denying or restricting the operation of certain family child care homes if the family child care home meets the licensing requirements established by the State Department of Education; and requiring ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-04-11
House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Amprey, Charkoudian and Wivell) |
| MD | HB1224 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing the governing body of a charter county to set a special property tax rate on certain vacant and abandoned property that exceeds any limit in the county charter on the property tax rate or property tax revenues; and authorizing the governi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-25
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
| MD | SB520 | Engross
Sine Die | Authorizing the county councils of certain charter counties, notwithstanding certain provisions of law, to set by simple majority vote of its members then serving a property tax rate that is higher than the property tax rate authorized under a county...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-23
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB190 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring each county to adopt a charter by December 31, 2032, using a certain procedure; altering the method by which a county shall adopt a charter under certain circumstances; requiring the charter to provide for the election of members of the cou...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-20
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | HB1296 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a certain developer to prepare and submit a certain report concerning safe school routes, subject to certain requirements, as part of a preliminary subdivision or site plan; and prohibiting a local jurisdiction from granting a preliminary s...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB778 | Intro
Sine Die | Establishing that certain local jurisdictions have an affirmative duty to create opportunities for housing by evaluating the suitability of vacant, unused, or underutilized commercial or industrial land for housing use; altering the requirements for ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB219 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering public notice requirements of the State Board of Elections, local boards of elections, and certain municipal corporations with respect to changes in administrative policy affecting voting rights; prohibiting acts of intimidation, deception, ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-06
To House Government, Labor, and Elections Committee |
| MD | SB36 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting local jurisdictions from adopting or enforcing certain zoning provisions relating to lot size, dimensions, setback requirements, lot coverage, and design or architectural elements for certain single-family homes with certain exceptions; p...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-27
To Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee |
| MD | HB239 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting local jurisdictions from adopting or enforcing certain zoning provisions relating to lot size, dimensions, setback requirements, lot coverage, and design or architectural elements for certain single-family homes; prohibiting local jurisdi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-19
To House Economic Matters Committee |
