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HB 1175 — Maryland

Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight, Regulation, and Taxation (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act)

Establishing certain policies and processes to facilitate the development of residential housing in the State; requiring an entity that owns residential real property in the State to make a certain certification to the Department of Housing and Community Development; authorizing a local jurisdiction to establish an administrative process to review, approve, modify, or deny certain housing development project applications; etc.

Latest action: Hearing canceled (Economic Matters) · Mar 5, 2026

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Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.

Committees: Economic Matters (House of Delegates); Ways and Means (House of Delegates)

Updated Mar 17, 2026

Timeline

  1. First Reading Economic Matters and Ways and Means

    Feb 11, 2026 · House of Delegates

  2. Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters)

    Feb 17, 2026 · House of Delegates

  3. Hearing canceled (Economic Matters)

    Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates

  4. Hearing 3/05 at 1:30 p.m. (Economic Matters)

    Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates

  5. Hearing canceled (Economic Matters)

    Mar 5, 2026 · House of Delegates

Sponsored by Nick Allen

No recorded floor votes yet.

Fiscal and Policy Note — official analysis by legislative staff (PDF) Bill text (First reading) — Maryland General Assembly (PDF) Official record — Maryland General Assembly bill page

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