MD HB 240
enactedLocal Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of Planning
Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did MD HB 240 pass?
Yes. MD HB 240 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-04-14): Approved by the Governor - Chapter 122
What is MD HB 240 about?
MD HB 240 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of Planning”.
Who sponsors MD HB 240?
Chair, Economic Matters Committee is the primary sponsor of MD HB 240.
- Introduced
- 2025-09-16
- Latest action
- 2026-04-14 — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 122
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Chair, Economic Matters Committeeprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-14
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 122
executive-signature
2026-04-09
Returned Passed
2026-04-08
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-04-08
Floor Amendment {
2026-04-07
Second Reading Passed
2026-04-07
Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-06
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-13
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-06
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
referral-committee
2026-03-05
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-04
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-03
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-19
Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-14
First Reading Economic Matters
referral-committee
2025-09-16
Pre-filed
introduction
Versions
- Chapter - Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of PlanningCompare
- Third - Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of PlanningCompare
- First - Local Comprehensive Plans - Guidance Materials and Notification to the Department of PlanningCompare
- (document, no version)Compare
Documents
Votes
On Third Reading
2026-02-24 · pass · 123-0
Member-level votes (141)
- Speaker: yes
- Crutchfield: yes
- Johnson, A.: yes
- Palakovich Carr: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Acevero: yes
- Cullison: yes
- Johnson, S.: yes
- Pasteur: yes
- Spiegel: yes
- Adams: yes
- Ebersole: yes
- Jones, D.: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Stein: yes
- Addison: yes
- Edelson: yes
- Kaiser: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Allen: yes
- Embry: yes
- Kaufman: yes
- Pippy: yes
- Stinnett: yes
- Alston: yes
- Fair: yes
- Kerr: yes
- Pruski: yes
- Szeliga: yes
- Amprey: yes
- Feldmark: yes
- Kipke: yes
- Qi: yes
- Taveras: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Fennell: yes
- Korman: yes
- Queen: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Arentz: yes
- Fisher: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Reilly: yes
- Terrasa: yes
- Arikan: yes
- Foley: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Toles: yes
- Bagnall: yes
- Forbes: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Baker: yes
- Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
- Mangione: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Turner: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Ghrist: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Rose: yes
- Valderrama: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Griffith: yes
- McCaskill: yes
- Rosenberg: yes
- Valentine: yes
- Behler: yes
- Guyton: yes
- McComas: yes
- Ross: yes
- Vogel: yes
- Bhandari: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Metzgar: yes
- Ruff: yes
- Watson: yes
- Boafo: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Miller: yes
- Ruth: yes
- Wells: yes
- Boyce: yes
- Hartman: yes
- Mireku-North: yes
- Sample-Hughes: yes
- Wilkins: yes
- Buckel: yes
- Hill: yes
- Moon: yes
- Schindler: yes
- Wims: yes
- Chang: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Moreno: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Wivell: yes
- Charkoudian: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- Morgan, M.: yes
- Shetty: yes
- Wolek: yes
- Ciliberti: yes
- Howard: yes
- Morgan, T.: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Woorman: yes
- Clippinger: yes
- Hutchinson: yes
- Nawrocki: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Young: yes
- Coley: yes
- Ivey: yes
- Nkongolo: yes
- Smith: yes
- Ziegler: yes
- Conaway: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Odom: yes
- Bouchat: not voting
- Hinebaugh: not voting
- Long, R.: not voting
- Stonko: not voting
- Wilson: not voting
- Cardin: not voting
- Barnes: absent
- Davis: absent
- Jones, A.: absent
- White Holland: absent
- Woods: absent
- Chisholm: absent
- Grammer: absent
- Long, J.: absent
- Williams: absent
- Wu: absent
- Crosby: absent
- Healey: absent
Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage.
2026-03-20 · pass · 42-1
Member-level votes (47)
- Mr. President: yes
- Feldman: yes
- Hester: yes
- Lam: yes
- Smith: yes
- Augustine: yes
- Folden: yes
- Hettleman: yes
- Lewis Young: yes
- Sydnor: yes
- Bailey: yes
- Gallion: yes
- Jackson: yes
- Mautz: yes
- Waldstreicher: yes
- Beidle: yes
- Gile: yes
- James: yes
- McKay: yes
- Washington, A.: yes
- Benson: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Muse: yes
- Washington, M.: yes
- Brooks: yes
- Harris: yes
- Kagan: yes
- Rosapepe: yes
- Watson: yes
- Carozza: yes
- Hayes: yes
- King: yes
- Salling: yes
- West: yes
- Charles: yes
- Henson: yes
- Kramer: yes
- Simonaire: yes
- Zucker: yes
- Corderman: yes
- Hershey: yes
- Ready: no
- Ellis: not voting
- Love: not voting
- Attar: absent
- McCray: absent
Floor Amendment Ready /913427/1
2026-03-20 · fail · 15-25
Member-level votes (47)
- Carozza: yes
- Gallion: yes
- Jennings: yes
- Ready: yes
- Simonaire: yes
- Corderman: yes
- Hershey: yes
- Mautz: yes
- Rosapepe: yes
- Watson: yes
- Folden: yes
- James: yes
- McKay: yes
- Salling: yes
- West: yes
- Mr. President: no
- Charles: no
- Hayes: no
- Kramer: no
- Sydnor: no
- Augustine: no
- Feldman: no
- Hester: no
- Lam: no
- Waldstreicher: no
- Beidle: no
- Gile: no
- Hettleman: no
- Lewis Young: no
- Washington, A.: no
- Benson: no
- Guzzone: no
- Jackson: no
- Muse: no
- Washington, M.: no
- Brooks: no
- Harris: no
- Kagan: no
- Smith: no
- Zucker: no
- Bailey: not voting
- Ellis: not voting
- Henson: not voting
- King: not voting
- Love: not voting
- Attar: absent
- McCray: absent
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