2024 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
HB538: Land Use – Affordable Housing – Zoning Density and Permitting (Housing Expansion and Affordability Act of 2024)
Legislative Summary
Establishing the Historic Property Revitalization Director as a position in the Department of Housing and Community Development; prohibiting a local legislative body from prohibiting the placement of certain manufactured homes or modular dwellings in a zoning district that allows single-family residential uses under certain circumstances; requiring local jurisdictions to allow an increase in density of certain qualified projects in certain districts or zones for certain properties; etc.
Bill History
1/24/2024
First Reading Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
1/25/2024
Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/25/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
3/26/2024
Favorable with Amendments {203024/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
3/26/2024
Motion Special Order until 3/27 (Delegate Pippy) Adopted
House of Delegates
3/27/2024
Floor Amendment {933128/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (36-97)
House of Delegates
3/27/2024
Floor Amendment {133429/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (37-96)
House of Delegates
3/27/2024
Floor Amendment {173626/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (38-94)
House of Delegates
3/27/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
3/28/2024
Third Reading Passed (98-36)
House of Delegates
3/29/2024
Referred Rules
Senate
4/2/2024
Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/5/2024
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
4/5/2024
Favorable with Amendments {113027/1
Senate
4/5/2024
Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Hershey) Adopted
Senate
4/5/2024
Favorable with Amendments {113027/1 Adopted
Senate
4/5/2024
Floor Amendment {183820/1 (Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee) Adopted
Senate
4/5/2024
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/6/2024
Third Reading Passed (31-13)
Senate
4/8/2024
House Concurs Senate Amendments
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Third Reading Passed (98-38)
House of Delegates
4/8/2024
Passed Enrolled
House of Delegates
4/25/2024
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 122
House of Delegates
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 113027/1
Favorable with Amendments 113027/1
4/5/2024Not Adopted
Floor Amendment 183820/1 (Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee) Adopted
Floor Amendment 183820/1 (Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee) Adopted
4/5/2024Adopted
Floor Amendment 933128/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (36-97)
Floor Amendment 933128/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (36-97)
3/27/2024Not Adopted
Floor Amendment 133429/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (37-96)
Floor Amendment 133429/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (37-96)
3/27/2024Not Adopted
Floor Amendment 173626/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (38-94)
Floor Amendment 173626/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (38-94)
3/27/2024Not Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 203024/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 203024/1 Adopted
3/26/2024Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/8/2024
98
Yea
38
Nay
2
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
4/6/2024
31
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/28/2024
98
Yea
36
Nay
4
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 933128/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected
3/27/2024
36
Yea
97
Nay
7
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 133429/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected
3/27/2024
37
Yea
96
Nay
7
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Floor Amendment 173626/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected
3/27/2024
38
Yea
94
Nay
8
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/25/2024)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session
Sponsors
Democrat: 47
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Nick Allen
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (47)
Marlon Amprey
Democrat
Heather Bagnall
Democrat
Sandy Bartlett
Democrat
Harry Bhandari
Democrat
Adrian Boafo
Democrat
Lorig Charkoudian
Democrat
Charlotte Crutchfield
Democrat
Debra Davis
Democrat
Mark Edelson
Democrat
Elizabeth Embry
Democrat
Diana Fennell
Democrat
Brooke Grossman
Democrat
Pam Guzzone
Democrat
Shaneka Henson
Democrat
Terri Hill
Democrat
Marvin Holmes
Democrat
Kevin Hornberger
Republican
Carl Jackson
Democrat
Dana Jones
Democrat
Jeffrie Long
Democrat
Aletheia McCaskill
Democrat
David Moon
Democrat
Julie Palakovich Carr
Democrat
Cheryl Pasteur
Democrat
Edith Patterson
Democrat
Scott Phillips
Democrat
Andrew Pruski
Democrat
Lily Qi
Democrat
Kent Roberson
Democrat
Mike Rogers
Democrat
Malcolm Ruff
Democrat
Sheila Ruth
Democrat
Gary Simmons
Democrat
Karen Simpson
Democrat
Jared Solomon
Democrat
Deni Taveras
Democrat
Kym Taylor
Democrat
Veronica Turner
Democrat
Kriselda Valderrama
Democrat
Jennifer White Holland
Democrat
Nicole Williams
Democrat
Regina Boyce
Democrat
Linda Foley
Democrat
Anne Healey
Democrat
Mary Lehman
Democrat
Sara Love
Democrat
Vaughn Stewart
Democrat