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                        IntroducedJan 24, 2024
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                        Passed HouseMar 28, 2024
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                        Passed SenateApr 06, 2024
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                        Signed into LawApr 25, 2024
 
                    
                    
                    Land Use – Affordable Housing – Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024)
                
                
            
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                         executive • Apr 25, 2024: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 122
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Votes
                        YES: 36
                                                
                                        - Adams
 - Fisher
 - Jacobs
 - Morgan, M.
 - Rose
 - Anderton
 - Grammer
 - Kipke
 - Morgan, T.
 - Schmidt
 - Arentz
 - Hartman
 - Long, R.
 - Munoz
 - Stonko
 - Arikan
 - Hinebaugh
 - Mangione
 - Nawrocki
 - Szeliga
 - Baker
 - Hornberger
 - McComas
 - Otto
 - Tomlinson
 - Bouchat
 - Howard
 - Metzgar
 - Pippy
 - Valentine
 - Chisholm
 - Hutchinson
 - Miller
 - Reilly
 - Wivell
 - Ciliberti
 
NO: 97
                                            - Speaker
 - Ebersole
 - Johnson, S.
 - Pena-Melnyk
 - Stewart
 - Addison
 - Edelson
 - Jones, D.
 - Phillips
 - Taveras
 - Allen
 - Embry
 - Kaiser
 - Pruski
 - Taylor
 - Alston
 - Fair
 - Kaufman
 - Qi
 - Terrasa
 - Amprey
 - Feldmark
 - Kerr
 - Queen
 - Toles
 - Attar
 - Fennell
 - Korman
 - Roberson
 - Turner
 - Atterbeary
 - Foley
 - Lehman
 - Roberts
 - Valderrama
 - Bagnall
 - Forbes
 - Lewis, J.
 - Rogers
 - Vogel
 - Barnes
 - Fraser-Hidalgo
 - Lewis, R.
 - Rosenberg
 - Watson
 - Bartlett
 - Grossman
 - Long, J.
 - Ruff
 - Wells
 - Bhandari
 - Guyton
 - Lopez
 - Ruth
 - White Holland
 - Boafo
 - Guzzone
 - Love
 - Sample-Hughes
 - Wilkins
 - Boyce
 - Harris
 - Martinez
 - Shetty
 - Williams
 - Chang
 - Harrison
 - McCaskill
 - Simmons
 - Wilson
 - Charkoudian
 - Healey
 - Mireku-North
 - Simpson
 - Wims
 - Clippinger
 - Henson
 - Moon
 - Smith
 - Wolek
 - Conaway
 - Holmes
 - Palakovich Carr
 - Solomon
 - Woods
 - Crutchfield
 - Ivey
 - Pasteur
 - Spiegel
 - Young
 - Cullison
 - Jackson
 - Patterson
 - Stein
 - Ziegler
 - Davis
 - Johnson, A.
 
ABSENT: 1
                                                        YES: 38
                                                
                                        - Adams
 - Ciliberti
 - Jacobs
 - Morgan, T.
 - Sample-Hughes
 - Anderton
 - Fisher
 - Kipke
 - Munoz
 - Schmidt
 - Arentz
 - Grammer
 - Long, R.
 - Nawrocki
 - Stonko
 - Arikan
 - Hartman
 - Mangione
 - Otto
 - Szeliga
 - Baker
 - Hinebaugh
 - McComas
 - Pippy
 - Tomlinson
 - Bouchat
 - Hornberger
 - Metzgar
 - Reilly
 - Valentine
 - Buckel
 - Howard
 - Miller
 - Rose
 - Wivell
 - Chisholm
 - Hutchinson
 - Morgan, M.
 
NO: 94
                                            - Speaker
 - Davis
 - Jackson
 - Pasteur
 - Taveras
 - Acevero
 - Ebersole
 - Johnson, A.
 - Patterson
 - Taylor
 - Addison
 - Edelson
 - Johnson, S.
 - Pena-Melnyk
 - Terrasa
 - Allen
 - Embry
 - Jones, D.
 - Phillips
 - Toles
 - Amprey
 - Fair
 - Kaiser
 - Pruski
 - Turner
 - Attar
 - Feldmark
 - Kaufman
 - Qi
 - Valderrama
 - Atterbeary
 - Fennell
 - Kerr
 - Roberts
 - Vogel
 - Bagnall
 - Foley
 - Korman
 - Rogers
 - Watson
 - Barnes
 - Forbes
 - Lehman
 - Rosenberg
 - Wells
 - Bartlett
 - Fraser-Hidalgo
 - Lewis, J.
 - Ruff
 - White Holland
 - Bhandari
 - Grossman
 - Lewis, R.
 - Ruth
 - Wilkins
 - Boafo
 - Guyton
 - Long, J.
 - Shetty
 - Williams
 - Boyce
 - Guzzone
 - Lopez
 - Simmons
 - Wilson
 - Chang
 - Harris
 - Love
 - Simpson
 - Wims
 - Charkoudian
 - Harrison
 - Martinez
 - Smith
 - Wolek
 - Clippinger
 - Healey
 - McCaskill
 - Solomon
 - Woods
 - Conaway
 - Henson
 - Mireku-North
 - Spiegel
 - Young
 - Crutchfield
 - Holmes
 - Moon
 - Stein
 - Ziegler
 - Cullison
 - Ivey
 - Palakovich Carr
 - Stewart
 
ABSENT: 1
                                                        YES: 37
                                                
                                        - Adams
 - Ciliberti
 - Kipke
 - Morgan, T.
 - Sample-Hughes
 - Anderton
 - Fisher
 - Long, R.
 - Munoz
 - Schmidt
 - Arentz
 - Grammer
 - Mangione
 - Nawrocki
 - Stonko
 - Arikan
 - Hartman
 - McComas
 - Otto
 - Szeliga
 - Baker
 - Hinebaugh
 - Metzgar
 - Pippy
 - Tomlinson
 - Bouchat
 - Hornberger
 - Miller
 - Reilly
 - Valentine
 - Buckel
 - Hutchinson
 - Morgan, M.
 - Rose
 - Wivell
 - Chisholm
 - Jacobs
 
NO: 96
                                            - Speaker
 - Cullison
 - Ivey
 - Palakovich Carr
 - Spiegel
 - Acevero
 - Davis
 - Jackson
 - Pasteur
 - Stein
 - Addison
 - Ebersole
 - Johnson, A.
 - Patterson
 - Stewart
 - Allen
 - Edelson
 - Johnson, S.
 - Pena-Melnyk
 - Taveras
 - Alston
 - Embry
 - Jones, D.
 - Phillips
 - Taylor
 - Amprey
 - Fair
 - Kaiser
 - Pruski
 - Terrasa
 - Attar
 - Feldmark
 - Kaufman
 - Qi
 - Toles
 - Atterbeary
 - Fennell
 - Kerr
 - Queen
 - Turner
 - Bagnall
 - Foley
 - Korman
 - Roberson
 - Valderrama
 - Barnes
 - Forbes
 - Lehman
 - Roberts
 - Watson
 - Bartlett
 - Fraser-Hidalgo
 - Lewis, J.
 - Rogers
 - Wells
 - Bhandari
 - Grossman
 - Lewis, R.
 - Rosenberg
 - White Holland
 - Boafo
 - Guyton
 - Long, J.
 - Ruff
 - Wilkins
 - Boyce
 - Guzzone
 - Lopez
 - Ruth
 - Williams
 - Cardin
 - Harris
 - Love
 - Shetty
 - Wims
 - Chang
 - Harrison
 - Martinez
 - Simmons
 - Wolek
 - Charkoudian
 - Healey
 - McCaskill
 - Simpson
 - Woods
 - Clippinger
 - Henson
 - Mireku-North
 - Smith
 - Young
 - Conaway
 - Holmes
 - Moon
 - Solomon
 - Ziegler
 - Crutchfield
 
ABSENT: 1
                                                        YES: 98
                                                
                                        - Speaker
 - Crosby
 - Hill
 - Pasteur
 - Stewart
 - Acevero
 - Crutchfield
 - Holmes
 - Patterson
 - Taveras
 - Addison
 - Cullison
 - Hornberger
 - Pena-Melnyk
 - Taylor
 - Allen
 - Davis
 - Ivey
 - Phillips
 - Terrasa
 - Alston
 - Ebersole
 - Jackson
 - Pruski
 - Toles
 - Amprey
 - Edelson
 - Jones, D.
 - Qi
 - Turner
 - Anderton
 - Embry
 - Kaiser
 - Roberts
 - Valderrama
 - Attar
 - Fair
 - Kaufman
 - Rogers
 - Vogel
 - Atterbeary
 - Feldmark
 - Kerr
 - Rosenberg
 - Watson
 - Bagnall
 - Fennell
 - Korman
 - Ruff
 - Wells
 - Barnes
 - Foley
 - Lehman
 - Ruth
 - White Holland
 - Bartlett
 - Forbes
 - Lewis, J.
 - Sample-Hughes
 - Wilkins
 - Bhandari
 - Fraser-Hidalgo
 - Lewis, R.
 - Shetty
 - Williams
 - Boafo
 - Grossman
 - Lopez
 - Simmons
 - Wilson
 - Boyce
 - Guyton
 - Love
 - Simpson
 - Wims
 - Cardin
 - Guzzone
 - Martinez
 - Smith
 - Wolek
 - Chang
 - Harris
 - McCaskill
 - Solomon
 - Wu
 - Charkoudian
 - Harrison
 - Mireku-North
 - Spiegel
 - Young
 - Clippinger
 - Healey
 - Moon
 - Stein
 - Ziegler
 - Conaway
 - Henson
 - Palakovich Carr
 
NO: 36
                                            YES: 98
                                                
                                        - Speaker
 - Cullison
 - Hornberger
 - Patterson
 - Stewart
 - Acevero
 - Davis
 - Ivey
 - Pena-Melnyk
 - Taveras
 - Addison
 - Ebersole
 - Jackson
 - Phillips
 - Taylor
 - Allen
 - Edelson
 - Jones, D.
 - Pruski
 - Terrasa
 - Alston
 - Embry
 - Kaiser
 - Qi
 - Toles
 - Amprey
 - Fair
 - Kaufman
 - Queen
 - Turner
 - Anderton
 - Feldmark
 - Kerr
 - Roberson
 - Valderrama
 - Attar
 - Fennell
 - Korman
 - Roberts
 - Vogel
 - Atterbeary
 - Foley
 - Lehman
 - Rogers
 - Watson
 - Bagnall
 - Forbes
 - Lewis, J.
 - Rosenberg
 - Wells
 - Barnes
 - Fraser-Hidalgo
 - Lewis, R.
 - Ruff
 - White Holland
 - Bartlett
 - Grossman
 - Long, J.
 - Ruth
 - Wilkins
 - Bhandari
 - Guyton
 - Lopez
 - Shetty
 - Williams
 - Boafo
 - Guzzone
 - Love
 - Simmons
 - Wilson
 - Boyce
 - Harris
 - Martinez
 - Simpson
 - Wims
 - Chang
 - Harrison
 - McCaskill
 - Smith
 - Wolek
 - Charkoudian
 - Healey
 - Mireku-North
 - Solomon
 - Wu
 - Clippinger
 - Henson
 - Moon
 - Spiegel
 - Young
 - Conaway
 - Hill
 - Palakovich Carr
 - Stein
 - Ziegler
 - Crutchfield
 - Holmes
 - Pasteur
 
NO: 38
                                            Actions
            - Apr 25, 2024 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 122
 
 - Apr 08, 2024 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
 - Third Reading Passed (98-38)
 - Passed Enrolled
 
 - Apr 06, 2024 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (31-13)
 
 - Apr 05, 2024 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
 - Favorable with Amendments {113027/1
 - Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hershey) Adopted
 - Favorable with Amendments {113027/1 Adopted
 - Floor Amendment {183820/1 (Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee) Adopted
 - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 
 - Apr 02, 2024 | Senate
- Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
 
 - Mar 29, 2024 | Senate
- Referred Rules
 
 - Mar 28, 2024 | House
- Third Reading Passed (98-36)
 
 - Mar 27, 2024 | House
- Floor Amendment {933128/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (36-97)
 - Floor Amendment {133429/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (37-96)
 - Floor Amendment {173626/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (38-94)
 - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 
 - Mar 26, 2024 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {203024/1 Adopted
 - Motion Special Order until 3/27 (Delegate Pippy) Adopted
 
 - Mar 25, 2024 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
 
 - Jan 25, 2024 | House
- Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
 
 - Jan 24, 2024 | House
- First Reading Environment and Transportation
 
 
Bill Texts 
        
            - Text - First - Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024)PDF
 - Amendments {203024/1 Adopted (House)PDF
 - Floor Amendment {933128/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (36-97) (House)PDF
 - Floor Amendment {133429/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (37-96) (House)PDF
 - Floor Amendment {173626/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (38-94) (House)PDF
 - Text - Third - Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024)PDF
 - Amendments {113027/1 (Senate)PDF
 - Floor Amendment {183820/1 (Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee) Adopted (Senate)PDF
 - Text - Enrolled - Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024)PDF
 - Text - Chapter - Land Use - Affordable Housing - Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024)PDF
 
Documents
        
            - Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
 - Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
 - Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
 - Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
 - Witness ListHTML
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Iliff, Heather (Maryland Nonprofits)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Malkov, Anya (Amazon)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Reed, Dan (Greater Greater Washington)
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Larsen, Aidan
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Graf, Lori (Maryland Building Industry Association)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Coale, Tom (PWRJ)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Willems, Miranda
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- Handley, Grant (Town of North East)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Greenfield, Aaron
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Kelter, Chris (Maryland Centers for Independent Living)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Rondeau, Jonathon (The Arc Central Chesapeake Region)
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Lane, Irene (Town of Chevy Chase)
 - ENT Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Rockel, Eric
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Sarro, Lisa (Arundel Community Development Services, Inc.)
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- Idleman, Melissa
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Posko, Mike (Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Countess, Gregory (Maryland Legal Aid)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Parts, Chris (AIA Maryland)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Stewart, Vicky (Health Care for the Homeless)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- KANIA, PRISCILLA (AARP Maryland)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Rybczynski, Adam (City of Havre de Grace)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Salganik, Laura (Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard County)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Kravitz, Talya (Greater Washington Partnership)
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- BaucumColbert, Jordan (M-NCPPC - Governement Affairs Liaison)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Butchko, Dominic (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- May, Lisa (Maryland REALTORS)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- O'Connor, Michael (City of Frederick)
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- Robertson, Tracy
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Posner, Mitchell (Community Assistance Network, Inc.)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Wilson Randall, Claudia
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Carrington, Darrell (Carrington & Associates, LLC)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Bailey Thupari, Angelica (Maryland Municipal League)
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Kisicki, Carrie (Coalition for Smarter Growth)
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- Powell, Brittany
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Buckler, Lauren
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Fitzwater, Jessica (Frederick County Executive)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Roques, Carmel (Maryland Department of Aging)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Day, Jake (Department of Housing and Community Development)
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- quinn, brian (Venable LLP)
 - ENT Virtual - Oral Testimony, INFO -- Peter, Tobias (American Enterprise Institute)
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- Ennis, Ella
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Rigby, Christiana
 - ENT Testimony, UNF -- Morsberger, David
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Skvirsky, Valerie
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hill, Matt
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Flora, Rebecca (Maryland Department of Planning)
 - ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Pittman, Steuart (Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Rhoades Brown, Adam (Cross Street Partners)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Scott, Brandon (Mayor, Baltimore City Administration)
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Ballentine, Tom (NAIOP Maryland)
 - ENT Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Beadell, Kathleen (Greater Timonium Community Council)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Stacy (Lincoln Avenue Communities)
 - ENT Testimony, FWA -- Nosbaum, Ray (CHEER Long Branch Stakeholders Housing Action Team)
 - ENT Testimony, FAV -- Mendoza, Melinda (Prince George’s County Municipal Association)
 - ENT Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
 
