Priority Legislation Report
Wednesday January 28, 2026
| Bill | Fiscal Note | Details | Status | House Hearing | Senate Hearing | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 239 (SB 36) | Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) Chair, Economic Matters Committee Prohibiting local jurisdictions from adopting or enforcing certain zoning provisions relating to lot size, dimensions, setback requirements, lot coverage, and design or architectural elements for certain single-family homes; prohibiting local jurisdictions from prohibiting certain housing types in certain zones; and prohibiting local jurisdictions from prohibiting certain subdivisions of certain lot types. | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Economic Matters Thu 2/12 1:00 PM | Support 5 | ||
| HB 545 (SB 384) | Real Estate Brokers - Residential Real Estate Transactions - Transaction Brokers Qi Authorizing a licensed real estate broker, a licensed associate real estate broker, or a licensed real estate salesperson to establish nonagency relationships to act as a real estate transaction broker in a residential real estate transaction under certain circumstances; establishing the duties of a transaction broker in a transaction brokerage; requiring the State Real Estate Commission to develop a certain standard consent form for a transaction brokerage; etc. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (1/26) | ||||
| HB 548 (SB 325) | Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act) Behler Requiring the approval of a housing development project application by a local regulatory authority or the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to be governed only by certain laws and regulations in effect at the time of submission of a substantially complete application; granting the proponent of an approved housing development project certain vested rights related to use and development for a certain time period; etc. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (1/26) | Support 5 | |||
| SB 36 (HB 239) | Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee Prohibiting local jurisdictions from adopting or enforcing certain zoning provisions relating to lot size, dimensions, setback requirements, lot coverage, and design or architectural elements for certain single-family homes with certain exceptions; prohibiting local jurisdictions from prohibiting certain housing types in certain zones; and prohibiting local jurisdictions from prohibiting certain subdivisions of certain lot types. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Support 5 | ||
| SB 267 | Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight, Regulation, and Taxation (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act) Brooks Establishing certain policies and processes to facilitate the development of residential housing in the State; requiring an entity that owns residential real property in the State to make a certain certification to the Department of Housing and Community Development; authorizing a local jurisdiction to establish an administrative process to review, approve, modify, or deny certain housing development project applications; requiring the Governor to establish certain housing production targets at certain intervals; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (1/23) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Oppose 5 | ||
| SB 325 (HB 548) | Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act) Augustine Requiring the approval of a housing development project application by a local regulatory authority or the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to be governed only by certain laws and regulations in effect at the time of submission of a substantially complete application; granting the proponent of an approved housing development project certain vested rights related to use and development for a certain time period; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (1/23) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Support 5 | ||
| SB 384 (HB 545) | Real Estate Brokers - Residential Real Estate Transactions - Transaction Brokers Watson Authorizing a licensed real estate broker, a licensed associate real estate broker, or a licensed real estate salesperson to establish nonagency relationships to act as a real estate transaction broker in a residential real estate transaction under certain circumstances; establishing the duties of a transaction broker in a transaction brokerage; requiring the State Real Estate Commission to develop a certain standard consent form for a transaction brokerage; etc. | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (1/27) |