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IntroducedOct 29, 2025
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026)
Last Action See all actions
House • Jan 19, 2026: Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 239
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Economic Matters Committeeprimary
- Departmentalcosponsor
- Housing and Community Developmentcosponsor
Votes
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Actions
- Jan 19, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Economic Matters
- Oct 29, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Jorgensen, Erika
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Jarosinski, Paul
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Barnes, David (Edgemoor Citizens Association)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Gramp, Kathleen (Advocates for Herring Bay)
- ECM Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Eng, Jackie (Howard County Housing Affordability Coalition)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Schneider, Glenn (The Horizon Foundation)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Rives, Kelli (Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard County)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Roberts, John
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Wilhelm, Daniel
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Reinhardt, Richard (Percy Public Affairs, LLC)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Gannon, Cheryl
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Khanna, Rohit (Town of Somerset Council)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- LaFollette, Cindy
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Hunt, James (M-NCPPC, Prince George's Planning Department)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Greenfield, Aaron
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Weiss, Ron
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Balakirsky, Michael
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Shewbridge, Rylie (Fello)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Russell, Brandon
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Christensen, Paul (Growth Action Network of Anne Arundel County)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Kopiy, Iryna
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Campbell, James (AARP)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Bolte, Karin (Wildwood Manor Citizens Association, Inc.)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Hovermale, Emily (Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Reed, Dan (Greater Greater Washington)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- May, Lisa (Maryland REALTORS)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Richardson, Cristi (Wicomico Public Library)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Garson, Jerry (Seven Locks Civic Association, Inc.)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Guerci, Lloyd
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Hessler, Therese
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Posko, Mike (Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- MULLICAN, Brigitta (Private)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Edelman, Phyllis
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Coale, Tom (PWRJ)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Toy, Janee (The Town of Berwyn Heights)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Diamond, Joanna (Health Care for the Homeless)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Throop, Ellen (MD-LAC Community Associations Institute)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Roques, Carmel (Maryland Department of Aging)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Tibbals, Trudy
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Baker, Jeremy D (Maryland Department of the Environment)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Edwards, Farnaz
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Nealis, James
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Zektick, Barbara (Zektick + Company)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Bassett, Elle (Arundel Rivers Federation)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- January, Brianna (Chamber of Progress)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Jung, Deb (Howard County Council)
- ECM Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Benitez, Mayor Celina (City of Mount Rainier)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Huntley, Harry
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Tobias, Leanne
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- CARRICK, SHARON
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Hendricks, Charles (Town of Laytonsville)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Schoenholtz, Howard
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Rybczynski, Adam (City of Havre de Grace)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Scepaniak, Michael (BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Day, Jake (Department of Housing and Community Development)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- iliff, jesse (Severn River Association)
- ECM Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Sollner-Webb, Barbara (personal, or Trail Riders of Today or West Laurel Civic Assn)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Cort, Cheryl (Coalition for Smarter Growth)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Tabuteau, Richard (Tabuteau, LLC)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Duvall, Jessamine (Columbia Housing Center, Inc.)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Hamidi, Renee (Valleys Planning Council)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Martz, Jacob
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Blackfield, Anne (Maryland Department of Disabilities (MDOD))
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Schandelmeier, Brooks
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Costello, Dia (Town of Glen Echo)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Meehan, Richard (Town of Ocean City)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Richards, Annie (ShoreRivers)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Broughton, Kathy
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Okpodu, Samelia (Town of Chesapeake Beach)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Joyce, Elizabeth
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Berland, Alexander (MJPA/AIM)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Snow, Ryan (R&R Solutions)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Rush, Barney (Town of Chevy Chase, Maryland)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Hurewitz, Joel
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Powers, Ryan (None)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Graf, Lori (Maryland Building Industry Association)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Ellis, Dan (Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- RASMUSSEN, DENNIS (The Rasmussen Group LLC)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Sanderson, Michael (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Schmidt, Kristin (Maryland Just Power Alliance)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Cassilly, Robert (Harford County Government)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Baucum Colbert, Jordan (M-NCPPC - Senior Government Analyst)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Garber, Susan
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Shih, Nancy
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Cross, Dr Cashenna A (Councilwoman At-Large, Glenarden)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Sharif, Humna (The Nature Conservancy)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Jefferies, Ray (Town of Bladensburg)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- porter, kelly (Seat Pleasant)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Meister, Pam (Office of County Commissioners, Carroll County)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Wu, Secretary Portia (Maryland Department of Labor)
- ECM Testimony, INFO -- Collins, Reuben (Charles County Government)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Voitiuc, Nicholas (City of Salisbury)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Davis, Alan (MoCo Neighborhood Preservation Alliance)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Shapiro, Stephen
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Budlow, Lisa
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Wilson Randall, Claudia (Community Development Network of Maryland)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Themelis, Nina (Mayor's Office of Government Relations)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Green, Sara
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Link, Stacy (Town of Sykesville)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Bailey Thupari, Angelica (Maryland Municipal League)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Matthews Brown, Rianna (Comptroller)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Elrich, Marc (Montgomery County Government)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Olszewski, Marisa (Maryland League of Conservation Voters)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Miller, Christopher (City of Taneytown)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Schumitz, Kali (Maryland Center on Economic Policy)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Wiggins, Grason (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Oriadha, Krystal (Prince George's County Council)
- ECM Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Casanas, Monica (Town of Colmar Manor)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Shah, Zafar (Maryland Legal Aid)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Simon, Stuart
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- DeMattia, Andre
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Ball, Calvin (Howard Co. Exec Office)
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Compton, John (Town of Washington Grove)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Scott, Michael
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