Bill Commons

MD HB 240

enacted

Local 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
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Sponsors

  • Chair, Economic Matters Committeeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-14

    Approved by the Governor - Chapter 122

    executive-signature

  2. 2026-04-09

    Returned Passed

  3. 2026-04-08

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  4. 2026-04-08

    Floor Amendment {

  5. 2026-04-07

    Second Reading Passed

  6. 2026-04-07

    Favorable Adopted

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-04-06

    Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-03-13

    Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.

  9. 2026-03-06

    Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-03-05

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  11. 2026-03-04

    Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-03-03

    Favorable Report by Economic Matters

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-01-19

    Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.

  14. 2026-01-14

    First Reading Economic Matters

    referral-committee

  15. 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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