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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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Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 538
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Administrationcosponsor
- Ampreycosponsor
- Bagnallcosponsor
- Bartlettcosponsor
- Bhandaricosponsor
- Boafocosponsor
- Charkoudiancosponsor
- Crutchfieldcosponsor
- Daviscosponsor
- Edelsoncosponsor
- Embrycosponsor
- Fennellcosponsor
- Grossmancosponsor
- Guzzonecosponsor
- Hensoncosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Holmescosponsor
- Hornbergercosponsor
- Jacksoncosponsor
- D. Jonescosponsor
- J. Longcosponsor
- McCaskillcosponsor
- Mooncosponsor
- Palakovich Carrcosponsor
- Pasteurcosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Phillipscosponsor
- Pruskicosponsor
- Qicosponsor
- Robersoncosponsor
- Rogerscosponsor
- Ruffcosponsor
- Ruthcosponsor
- Simmonscosponsor
- Simpsoncosponsor
- Solomoncosponsor
- Taverascosponsor
- Taylorcosponsor
- Turnercosponsor
- Valderramacosponsor
- White Hollandcosponsor
- Williamscosponsor
- Boycecosponsor
- Foleycosponsor
- Healeycosponsor
- Lehmancosponsor
- Lovecosponsor
- Stewartcosponsor
Votes
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: 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: 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