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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 19, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 829
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 44
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Smith
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Watson
- Carozza
- Harris
- Kagan
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Hayes
- King
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Simonaire
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 102
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taveras
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Toles
- Amprey
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Watson
- Behler
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Schmidt
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Shetty
- Williams
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simmons
- Wilson
- Chang
- Healey
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Woods
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stein
- Wu
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
NO: 33
YES: 46
- Mr. President
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Attar
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- Zucker
- Corderman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (102-33)
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- Favorable with Amendments {133020/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- Referred Economic Matters
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {443928/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 16, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
- Feb 10, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Land Use - Multifamily Developments and Mixed-Use Developments - Authorization (Bring Back Main Street Act)PDF
- Amendments {443928/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act)PDF
- Amendments {133020/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Video: Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Rives, Kelli (Jewish Community Relations Council of Howard County)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- May, Lisa (Maryland REALTORS)
- EEE Testimony, FWA -- Scepaniak, Michael (BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Reed, Dan (Greater Greater Washington)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, INFO -- Furth, Salim
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Duvall, Jessamine (Columbia Housing Center, Inc.)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Bassett, Elle (Arundel Rivers Federation)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Butchko, Dominic (Maryland Association of Counties (MACo))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Day, Jake (Department of Housing and Community Development)
- EEE Testimony, UNF -- Cassilly, Robert (Harford County Government)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Stein, Kate (Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club (WDC))
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Pipkin, Matthew (Maryland Multi-Housing Association)
- EEE In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Graf, Lori (Maryland Building Industry Association)
- EEE Testimony, INFO -- Crockett, Gary (Chevy Chase Village)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Wenger, Katie (Maryland Just Power Alliance)
- EEE Testimony, FAV -- Wilson Randall, Claudia (Community Development Network of Maryland)
- EEE Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
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