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IntroducedFeb 02, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 13, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
State Government - Procedures - Permitting Efficiency for Housing Development Projects
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 20, 2026: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Mar 31, 2026 01:00pm
West Miller Senate Building, Room 2, Annapolis, MD
Summary
Comments on HB 691
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Sponsors



- Wimscosponsor
Votes
YES: 35
- Adams
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Metzgar
- Rose
- Anderson
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Jacobs
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Baker
- Griffith
- Long, R.
- Nkongolo
- Tomlinson
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- McComas
- Reilly
- Wivell
NO: 96
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Taylor
- Acevero
- Embry
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Addison
- Fair
- Korman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Allen
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Alston
- Fisher
- Lewis
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Amprey
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Behler
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Moon
- Simmons
- Williams
- Cardin
- Healey
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wilson
- Chang
- Hill
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Odom
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Young
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Ziegler
- Ebersole
YES: 97
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kerr
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Edelson
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Alston
- Embry
- Lehman
- Ross
- Turner
- Amprey
- Fair
- Lewis
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruth
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lopez
- Sample-Hughes
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Schindler
- Watson
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schmidt
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wims
- Buckel
- Healey
- Odom
- Smith
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Chang
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hornberger
- Patterson
- Stein
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Wu
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Jones, D.
NO: 33
Actions
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (97-33)
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- Floor Amendment {153520/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (35-96)
- Second Reading Passed
- Mar 11, 2026 | House
- Favorable Adopted
- Motion Special Order until 03/12 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
- Mar 10, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Economic Matters
- Feb 03, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 02, 2026 | House
- First Reading Economic Matters
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- ECM Testimony, INFO -- Butchko, Dominic (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- ECM Testimony, INFO -- Day, Jake (Department of Housing and Community Development)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- May, Lisa (Maryland REALTORS)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Peters, Sarah (HBS)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Bailey Thupari, Angelica (Maryland Municipal League)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Fani-González, Natali (Montgomery County Council)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Graf, Lori (Maryland Building Industry Association)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Lopez, Lesley
- ECM Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ashton, Monique (City of Rockville)
- ECM Testimony, INFO -- Westervelt, Patricia (Maryland Department of Transportation)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Parts, Chris (AIA Maryland)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
