HB1267 — Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge 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 February 12, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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9 sponsors
1 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (7 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring a certain local zoning authority to designate and maintain certain property in a zoning classification that restricts the uses in a certain manner under certain circumstances; requiring the appropriate authority to maintain certain property in a certain zoning classification that restricts the uses in a certain manner under certain circumstances; requiring, prior to any development on certain property, a certain local zoning authority to hold a hearing and make a decision in consultation with certain entities; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB1267 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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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Pena-Melnyk · Cosponsor
- Delegate Holmes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman · Primary
- Delegate Ben Barnes · Cosponsor
- Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Adrian Boafo · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mark S. Chang · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mike Rogers · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kym Taylor · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 179 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat
Co-sponsors (8)
- Delegate Pena-Melnyk
- Delegate Holmes
- Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat
- Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett Democrat
- Delegate Adrian Boafo Democrat
- Delegate Mark S. Chang Democrat
- Delegate Mike Rogers Democrat
- Delegate Kym Taylor Democrat
Not signed on (179)
179 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 179 →"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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| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 88 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 26 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 123 | 7 | 0 | 11 |
| % of votes cast | 87% | 5% | 0% | 8% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1267 do?
- Requiring a certain local zoning authority to designate and maintain certain property in a zoning classification that restricts the uses in a certain manner under certain circumstances; requiring the appropriate authority to maintain certain property in a certain zoning classification that restricts the uses in a certain manner under certain circumstances; requiring, prior to any development on certain property, a certain local zoning authority to hold a hearing and make a decision in consultation with certain entities; etc.
- Who sponsors HB1267?
- HB1267 is sponsored by Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Holmes, Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Ben Barnes (Democrat), Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett (Democrat), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Mark S. Chang (Democrat), Delegate Mike Rogers (Democrat), and Delegate Kym Taylor (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1267?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2026. Enacted.
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