Maryland - Session 2026
Title: Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act)
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; and requiring the appropriate authority to maintain certain property in a certain zoning classification that restricts the uses in a certain manner under certain circumstances; requiring, prior to any development on certain property, a certain local zoning authority to hold a hearing and make a decision in consultation with certain entities; etc.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-12 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-08 | Status | passed_lower |
| 2026-04-04 | Latest Action | In the Senate - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
| HB 1002 | Nursing Facilities - Involuntary Discharge or Transfer | passed_lower |
| HB 1017 | Correctional Services - Private Immigration Detention Facilities - Zoning Requirement | passed_lower |
| HB 1073 | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) | introduced |
| HB 1132 | Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Resale Contracts - Notice Requirements (Keeping Affordable Housing Affordable Act) | passed_lower |
| HB 1137 | Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act) | passed_lower |
| HB 1154 | Correctional Services - Restrictive Housing | introduced |
| HB 1175 | Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight, Regulation, and Taxation (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act) | introduced |
| HB 1193 | Department of Natural Resources - Savage Highlands State Park - Hotel Rental Surcharge | introduced |