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                        IntroducedFeb 03, 2025
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                        Passed SenateMar 28, 2025
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                        Passed HouseApr 07, 2025
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                        Signed into LawApr 22, 2025
 
                    
                    
                    Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions
                
                
            
        Last Action See all actions
                         executive • Apr 22, 2025: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 196
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
                        
                        
                        
            Summary/Bill Text
Comments on SB 891
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Whip Lists
Sponsors
                Votes
                        YES: 45
                                                
                                        - Mr. President
 - Corderman
 - Hershey
 - Lam
 - Salling
 - Attar
 - Ellis
 - Hester
 - Lewis Young
 - Simonaire
 - Augustine
 - Feldman
 - Hettleman
 - Love
 - Smith
 - Bailey
 - Folden
 - Jackson, C.
 - Mautz
 - Sydnor
 - Beidle
 - Gallion
 - Jackson, M.
 - McCray
 - Waldstreicher
 - Benson
 - Gile
 - Jennings
 - McKay
 - Washington, M.
 - Brooks
 - Guzzone
 - Kagan
 - Muse
 - Watson
 - Carozza
 - Hayes
 - King
 - Ready
 - West
 - Charles
 - Henson
 - Kramer
 - Rosapepe
 - Zucker
 
NO: 0
                                            ABSENT: 1
                                                        NOT VOTING: 1
                                                        YES: 136
                                                
                                        - Speaker
 - Crosby
 - Ivey
 - Otto
 - Stein
 - Acevero
 - Crutchfield
 - Jacobs
 - Palakovich Carr
 - Stewart
 - Adams
 - Cullison
 - Johnson, A.
 - Pasteur
 - Stinnett
 - Addison
 - Davis
 - Johnson, S.
 - Patterson
 - Szeliga
 - Allen
 - Ebersole
 - Jones, D.
 - Pena-Melnyk
 - Taveras
 - Alston
 - Edelson
 - Kaiser
 - Phillips
 - Taylor
 - Amprey
 - Embry
 - Kaufman
 - Pippy
 - Terrasa
 - Arentz
 - Fair
 - Kerr
 - Pruski
 - Toles
 - Arikan
 - Feldmark
 - Kipke
 - Qi
 - Tomlinson
 - Atterbeary
 - Fennell
 - Korman
 - Queen
 - Turner
 - Bagnall
 - Foley
 - Lehman
 - Reilly
 - Valderrama
 - Baker
 - Forbes
 - Lewis, J.
 - Roberson
 - Valentine
 - Barnes
 - Fraser-Hidalgo
 - Lewis, R.
 - Roberts
 - Vogel
 - Bartlett
 - Ghrist
 - Long, J.
 - Rogers
 - Watson
 - Beauchamp
 - Griffith
 - Long, R.
 - Rose
 - Wells
 - Behler
 - Guyton
 - Lopez
 - Rosenberg
 - White Holland
 - Bhandari
 - Guzzone
 - Martinez
 - Ross
 - Wilkins
 - Boafo
 - Harris
 - McCaskill
 - Ruff
 - Williams
 - Bouchat
 - Harrison
 - McComas
 - Ruth
 - Wilson
 - Boyce
 - Hartman
 - Metzgar
 - Schindler
 - Wims
 - Buckel
 - Healey
 - Miller
 - Schmidt
 - Wivell
 - Cardin
 - Hill
 - Mireku-North
 - Shetty
 - Wolek
 - Chang
 - Hinebaugh
 - Moon
 - Simmons
 - Woods
 - Charkoudian
 - Holmes
 - Morgan, M.
 - Simpson
 - Woorman
 - Chisholm
 - Hornberger
 - Morgan, T.
 - Smith
 - Wu
 - Ciliberti
 - Howard
 - Nawrocki
 - Solomon
 - Young
 - Clippinger
 - Hutchinson
 - Nkongolo
 - Spiegel
 - Ziegler
 - Conaway
 
NOT VOTING: 2
                                                        Actions
            - Apr 22, 2025 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 196
 
 - Apr 07, 2025 | Senate
- Returned Passed
 
 - Apr 07, 2025 | House
- Third Reading Passed (136-3)
 
 - Apr 04, 2025 | House
- Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
 - Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
 
 - Apr 02, 2025 | House
- Rereferred to Environment and Transportation
 
 - Mar 31, 2025 | House
- Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
 
 - Mar 28, 2025 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (45-0)
 
 - Mar 27, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
 - Favorable with Amendments {733529/1 Adopted
 - Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 
 - Feb 04, 2025 | Senate
- Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
 
 - Feb 03, 2025 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
 
 
Bill Texts 
        
            - Text - First - Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and ProhibitionsPDF
 - Amendments {733529/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
 - Text - Third - Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and ProhibitionsPDF
 - Text - Chapter - Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and ProhibitionsPDF
 
Documents
        
            - Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
 - Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
 - Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
 - Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
 - Witness ListHTML
 - EEE Testimony, INFO -- London, Rachel (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council)
 - EEE Testimony, INFO -- Wilson, Andrew (Maryland Department of Planning)
 - EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- KANIA, PRISCILLA (AARP Maryland)
 - EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Maher, Kathleen (City of Hagerstown)
 - EEE Testimony, UNF -- Collins, Hillary (MD LAC)
 - EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kelter, Chris (Maryland Centers for Independent Living)
 - EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Reed, Dan (Greater Greater Washington)
 - EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- May, Lisa (Maryland REALTORS)
 - EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Sanderson, Michael (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
 - EEE Testimony, FWA -- Frey, Leslie (Montgomery County)
 - EEE Testimony, FWA -- Scepaniak, Michael (BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places)
 - EEE Testimony, FAV -- Graf, Lori (Maryland Building Industry Association)
 - EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Bailey Thupari, Angelica (Maryland Municipal League)
 - EEE Testimony, FAV -- Cook, Chuck (Department of Housing and Community Development)
 - EEE Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Parts, Chris (AIA Maryland)
 - EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
 


