Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act)
- Introduced Jan 20, 2025
- In committee Jan 21, 2025
- Died
- Passed the House of Delegates
- To the governor
- Became law
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Planning to calculate certain regional housing infrastructure gaps; providing for the apportionment of regional housing infrastructure gaps to counties and incorporated municipalities; authorizing local jurisdictions to reduce local housing infrastructure gaps in a certain manner; establishing that certain local jurisdictions have an affirmative obligation to expeditiously approve housing development project applications; etc.
Every action
4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- CommitteeFirst Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment · Senate Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee
- SenateHearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- SenateHearing canceled
- SenateHearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 7 cosponsors: 6 Democrats, 1 party unknown.
-
Malcolm AugustineD Primary sponsor · District 47
All 7 cosponsors
- Arthur EllisD
- Cheryl C. KaganD
- Clarence K. LamD
- Dawn GileD
- Nick CharlesD
- President
- Shaneka HensonD
From Maryland's official records (mgaleg.maryland.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.