HB0548 — Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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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 27, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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23 sponsors
1 primary, 22 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (20 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
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 complete application; granting the proponent of an approved housing development project certain vested rights related to use and development for the longer of 5 years or a period determined by the local regulatory authority of the Commission; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0548 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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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 with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Holmes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lewis · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Primary
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jackie Addison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nick Allen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Marlon Amprey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Adrian Boafo · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mark Edelson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kris Fair · Cosponsor
- Delegate Julian Ivey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno · Cosponsor
- Palakovich Carr · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Lily Qi · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kim Ross · Cosponsor
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff · Cosponsor
- Delegate Matthew J. Schindler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart · Cosponsor
- Delegate Joe Vogel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 22 co-sponsors · 165 not signed on · 27 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
Co-sponsors (22)
- Delegate Holmes
- Delegate Lewis
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero Democrat
- Delegate Jackie Addison Democrat
- Delegate Nick Allen Democrat
- Delegate Marlon Amprey Democrat
- Delegate Adrian Boafo Democrat
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Mark Edelson Democrat
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat
- Delegate Julian Ivey Democrat
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno Democrat
- Palakovich Carr
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Lily Qi Democrat
- Delegate Kim Ross Democrat
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff Democrat
- Delegate Matthew J. Schindler Democrat
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart Democrat
- Delegate Joe Vogel Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
Not signed on (165)
165 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 165 →"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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| Unaffiliated | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 87 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 14 | 14 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | 110 | 18 | 0 | 13 |
| % of votes cast | 78% | 13% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 72% | 26% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 124 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 5% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0548 do?
- 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 complete application; granting the proponent of an approved housing development project certain vested rights related to use and development for the longer of 5 years or a period determined by the local regulatory authority of the Commission; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0548?
- HB0548 is sponsored by Delegate Holmes, Delegate Lewis, Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Jackie Addison (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Marlon Amprey (Democrat), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Mark Edelson (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Julian Ivey (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno (Democrat), Palakovich Carr, Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Lily Qi (Democrat), Delegate Kim Ross (Democrat), Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Matthew J. Schindler (Democrat), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat), Delegate Joe Vogel (Democrat), and Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0548?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
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