HB 1517

Maryland House of Delegates bill in Session 2026.

Status: introduced. Latest action: June 20, 2026.

Land Use - Qualified Project - Retaliatory Downzoning.

Bill ID MD-2026-HB-1517

Session 2026

Status introduced

Committee Economic Matters

House of Delegates introduced 2026-06-20

Summary

Establishing that a "qualified project" is a certain residential project that has been subject to retaliatory downzoning; requiring a local jurisdiction to allow the density of a certain qualified project to exceed the density otherwise authorized; and permitting a certain qualified project to consist of certain types of developments with certain density limits under certain circumstances.

Sponsor

Delegate Behler

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
2026-02-13	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-02-13	Status	introduced
2026-06-20	Latest Action	In the House - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.

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