2026 Regular Session
HB691
State Government - Procedures - Permitting Efficiency for Housing Development Projects
Requiring each unit in the Executive Branch of State government responsible for issuing a permit related to housing construction to adopt procedures to streamline certain permitting processes for housing projects; requiring the State Housing Ombudsman, to the extent feasible, to ensure consistency between certain permitting processes developed by different units; and authorizing the delegation of certain tasks related to the review or approval of permits related to housing construction to certain local governmental units.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 12, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment 153520/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected
Failed
35 yea–96 nay · 5 not voting · 5 absent
March 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
97 yea–33 nay · 6 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
March 16, 2026 · Senate
Education, Energy, and the Environment
February 2, 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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Senate Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
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House Third Reading Passed (97-33) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed View roll call
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House Floor Amendment {153520/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (35-96)
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House Motion Special Order until 03/12 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
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House Favorable Adopted
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House Favorable 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