HB0240 — Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of Planning
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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3 sponsors
1 primary, 2 co-sponsors signed on.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring a local planning commission to notify the Department of Planning when beginning the review of the local jurisdiction's comprehensive plan; requiring the Department, within 60 days of receiving the notification, to provide guidance materials relating to State law, best practices for local comprehensive plans, and any other resources to support the plan's review; and requiring the Department to develop and maintain certain guidance materials in consultation with certain other State agencies and offices.
Bill Text
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Read HB0240 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Economic Matters Committee Chair · Primary
- Planning · Cosponsor
- Departmental · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 2 co-sponsors · 185 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Chair, Economic Matters Committee
Co-sponsors (2)
- Planning
- Departmental
Not signed on (185)
185 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 185 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 2% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 83 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Republican | 29 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 123 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0240 do?
- Requiring a local planning commission to notify the Department of Planning when beginning the review of the local jurisdiction's comprehensive plan; requiring the Department, within 60 days of receiving the notification, to provide guidance materials relating to State law, best practices for local comprehensive plans, and any other resources to support the plan's review; and requiring the Department to develop and maintain certain guidance materials in consultation with certain other State agencies and offices.
- Who sponsors HB0240?
- HB0240 is sponsored by Chair, Economic Matters Committee, Planning, and Departmental.
- What is the current status of HB0240?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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