2026 Regular Session
HB894
Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act)
Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones, subject to certain conditions; requiring the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to prioritize certain redevelopment projects when making loans under the Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program; altering the authority of local legislative bodies to regulate land use planning on land near certain transit stations; delaying the collection of certain development excise taxes and impact fees, subject to a certain exception; 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
4 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 20, 2026 · House
Floor Amendment 573529/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected
Failed
37 yea–93 nay · 4 not voting · 7 absent
March 21, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
96 yea–32 nay · 6 not voting · 7 absent
April 13, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
42 yea–4 nay · 1 not voting
April 13, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
100 yea–32 nay · 8 not voting · 1 absent
Committee referrals
March 23, 2026 · Senate
Finance
February 4, 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 592
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House Passed Enrolled View roll call
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House Third Reading Passed (100-32) View roll call
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House House Concurs Senate Amendments
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Senate Third Reading Passed (42-4) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments
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Senate Favorable with Amendments {693922/1 Adopted
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Senate Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
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Senate Referred Finance Education, Energy, and the Environment
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House Third Reading Passed (96-32) View roll call
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House Second Reading Passed with Amendments View roll call
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House Floor Amendment {573529/1 (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (37-93)
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House Motion Special Order until 03/20 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments {193626/1 Adopted
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House Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
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House Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
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House Hearing canceled (Economic Matters)
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House Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)
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House First Reading Economic Matters and Environment and Transportation