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IntroducedJan 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Passed House
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight and Approval (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act)
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 02, 2026: Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 267
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hester
- Lam
- Smith
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Folden
- Jackson
- Love
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gallion
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Gile
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- Rosapepe
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- King
- Salling
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Simonaire
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Henson
Actions
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:30 p.m.
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Referred Economic Matters
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (42-3)
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Favorable with Amendments {293726/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
- Jan 19, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Brooks, Benjamin (Maryland State Senate)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Riley-Alexander, Carol (Garrett County)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Reed, Dan (Greater Greater Washington)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Kenney, A.Kaye (Wicomico County, Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Fitzwater, Jessica (Frederick County Executive)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Bailey Thupari, Angelica (Maryland Municipal League)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Cantu, Hugo (Apartments and Office Building Association)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Sanderson, Michael (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Meister, Pam (Office of County Commissioners, Carroll County)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Guy, Randy (Commissioners of St. Mary's County)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Graf, Lori (Maryland Building Industry Association)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Cassilly, Robert (Harford County Government)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Baker, Jeremy D (Maryland Department of the Environment)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- May, Lisa (Maryland REALTORS)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Collins, Reuben (Charles County Government)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Day, Jake (Department of Housing and Community Development)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Hessler, Therese
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Themelis, Nina (Mayor's Office of Government Relations)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Wiggins, Grason (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Ballentine, Tom (NAIOP Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Ball, Calvin (Howard Co Office of County Exec)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Strachan, Aubri (Reason Foundation)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

