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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 325
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 106
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Hutchinson
- Patterson
- Stein
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Adams
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
- Alston
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Toles
- Anderson
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Moon
- Shetty
- Wims
- Chang
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Odom
- Smith
- Woorman
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wu
- Conaway
- Howard
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Crosby
NO: 29
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (35-7)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (106-29)
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- Favorable with Amendments {273225/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 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 24, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Referred Economic Matters
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (35-10)
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {713328/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Jan 23, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)PDF
- Amendments {713328/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)PDF
- Amendments {273225/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Wilkins, Michael (Frederick County Government)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Greenfield, Aaron
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Baucum Colbert, Jordan (M-NCPPC - Senior Government Analyst)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Reed, Dan (Greater Greater Washington)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Hovermale, Emily (Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- ANDERSON, ARLISA (Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC))
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ellis, Dan (Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Shewbridge, Rylie (Fello)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Sanderson, Michael (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Wiggins, Grason (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Westrick, Sara (AARP Maryland)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Rybczynski, Adam (City of Havre de Grace)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- East, Heather (Chase Home, Inc. and Maryland Episcopal Public Policy Network)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- May, Lisa (Maryland REALTORS)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Elrich, Marc (Montgomery County Government)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Pickard, Allison
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Bailey Thupari, Angelica (Maryland Municipal League)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Willems, Miranda
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Jones, Samantha
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Cassilly, Robert (Harford County Government)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Pipkin, Matthew (Maryland Multi-Housing Association)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Wilson Randall, Claudia (Community Development Network of Maryland)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Matthews Brown, Rianna (Comptroller)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Baker, Jeremy D (Maryland Department of the Environment)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Collins, Reuben (Charles County Government)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Rigby, Christiana
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Day, Jake (Department of Housing and Community Development)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Johnson, Dana (Homes for America)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- McKenna, Melissa
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Graf, Lori (Maryland Building Industry Association)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Jennings, Ms. JohnDre (Druid Heights CDC)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Shah, Zafar (Maryland Legal Aid)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Hessler, Therese
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kisicki, Carrie (Coalition for Smarter Growth)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Marks, Zachary (Enterprise Community Development)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ballentine, Tom (NAIOP Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Cassilly, Robert (Harford County Government)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Greenfield, Aaron
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Day, Jake (Department of Housing and Community Development)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Pipkin, Matthew (Maryland Multi-Housing Association)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Perez, Julian (Prince George's County Government)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Graf, Lori (Maryland Building Industry Association)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Baker, Jeremy D (Maryland Department of the Environment)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Searcy, Talisha (City of Takoma Park)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Wiggins, Grason (Maryland Chamber of Commerce)
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