Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill says that once a developer submits a substantially complete housing application, only the laws in effect at that moment control the approval process. It gives the developer a vested right to the approved use for the longer of five years or a period set by the local authority. It also bars local taxes or impact fees on the project until the building is finished and occupied.

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Hearings

• Economic Matters — Bill Hearing
  Economic Matters · Feb 19, 2026

History

1. May 26, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 591
2. Apr 11, 2026Third Reading Passed
3. Apr 11, 2026Passed Enrolled
4. Apr 11, 2026House Concurs Senate Amendments
5. Apr 10, 2026Third Reading Passed
6. Apr 9, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
7. Apr 9, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
8. Apr 9, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
9. Mar 23, 2026Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
10. Mar 20, 2026Third Reading Passed
11. Mar 19, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
12. Mar 19, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

The 12 most recent of 15 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Behler · sponsor
• Acevero
• Addison
• Allen
• Amprey
• Boafo
• Boyce
• Edelson
• Fair
• Holmes
• Ivey
• Lewis
• Moreno
• Palakovich Carr
• Pasteur
• Qi
• Ross
• Ruff
• Schindler
• Simmons
• Stewart
• Vogel
• Wims

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