2026 Regular Session
HB548
Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)
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.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Recorded floor votes
3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 20, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
124 yea–7 nay · 5 not voting · 5 absent
April 10, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
34 yea–12 nay · 1 absent
April 11, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
110 yea–18 nay · 7 not voting · 6 absent
Committee referrals
March 23, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
January 27, 2026 · House
Economic Matters
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Approved by the Governor - Chapter 591
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House Passed Enrolled View roll call
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House Third Reading Passed (110-18) View roll call
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House House Concurs Senate Amendments
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Senate Third Reading Passed (34-12) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {493121/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
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Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
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House Third Reading Passed (124-7) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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House Favorable with Amendments {703724/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
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House Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Economic Matters