Maryland - Session 2026
Title: Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight and Approval (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act)
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.
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| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Status | passed_upper |
| 2026-01-19 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-04-04 | Latest Action | In the House - Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 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 |