MD HB 691

died on adjournment

State Government - Procedures - Permitting Efficiency for Housing Development Projects

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did MD HB 691 pass?

No. MD HB 691 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-20): Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

What is MD HB 691 about?

MD HB 691 is a bill in the 2026 Regular Session titled “State Government - Procedures - Permitting Efficiency for Housing Development Projects”.

Who sponsors MD HB 691?

Wims, Spiegel, Kaufman and 1 others are the primary sponsors of MD HB 691.

Introduced: —
Latest action: 2026-03-20 — Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-20
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-03-16
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
referral-committee
2026-03-13
Third Reading Passed
passage
2026-03-12
Second Reading Passed
2026-03-12
Floor Amendment {
2026-03-11
Motion Special Order until 03/12 (Delegate Buckel) Adopted
2026-03-11
Favorable Adopted
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-10
Favorable Report by Economic Matters
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-02
First Reading Economic Matters
referral-committee

Versions

Third - State Government - Procedures - Permitting Efficiency for Housing Development ProjectsCompare
First - State Government - Procedures - Permitting Efficiency for Housing Development ProjectsCompare
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Documents

Votes

FLA Del. Buckel /153520/1
2026-02-28 · fail · 35-96
Member-level votes (141)
- Adams: yes
- Chisholm: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- Metzgar: yes
- Rose: yes
- Anderson: yes
- Ciliberti: yes
- Hutchinson: yes
- Miller: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Arentz: yes
- Ghrist: yes
- Jacobs: yes
- Morgan, T.: yes
- Stonko: yes
- Arikan: yes
- Grammer: yes
- Kipke: yes
- Nawrocki: yes
- Szeliga: yes
- Baker: yes
- Griffith: yes
- Long, R.: yes
- Nkongolo: yes
- Tomlinson: yes
- Beauchamp: yes
- Hartman: yes
- Mangione: yes
- Pippy: yes
- Valentine: yes
- Buckel: yes
- Hinebaugh: yes
- McComas: yes
- Reilly: yes
- Wivell: yes
- Speaker: no
- Edelson: no
- Kaufman: no
- Queen: no
- Taylor: no
- Acevero: no
- Embry: no
- Kerr: no
- Roberson: no
- Terrasa: no
- Addison: no
- Fair: no
- Korman: no
- Rogers: no
- Toles: no
- Allen: no
- Fennell: no
- Lehman: no
- Rosenberg: no
- Turner: no
- Alston: no
- Fisher: no
- Lewis: no
- Ross: no
- Valderrama: no
- Amprey: no
- Foley: no
- Long, J.: no
- Ruff: no
- Vogel: no
- Barnes: no
- Forbes: no
- Lopez: no
- Ruth: no
- Watson: no
- Bartlett: no
- Fraser-Hidalgo: no
- Martinez: no
- Sample-Hughes: no
- Wells: no
- Behler: no
- Guyton: no
- McCaskill: no
- Schindler: no
- White Holland: no
- Bhandari: no
- Guzzone: no
- Mireku-North: no
- Shetty: no
- Wilkins: no
- Boyce: no
- Harrison: no
- Moon: no
- Simmons: no
- Williams: no
- Cardin: no
- Healey: no
- Moreno: no
- Simpson: no
- Wilson: no
- Chang: no
- Hill: no
- Morgan, M.: no
- Smith: no
- Wims: no
- Charkoudian: no
- Holmes: no
- Odom: no
- Solomon: no
- Wolek: no
- Clippinger: no
- Ivey: no
- Palakovich Carr: no
- Spiegel: no
- Woods: no
- Coley: no
- Johnson, A.: no
- Pasteur: no
- Stein: no
- Woorman: no
- Conaway: no
- Johnson, S.: no
- Patterson: no
- Stewart: no
- Wu: no
- Crutchfield: no
- Jones, D.: no
- Phillips: no
- Stinnett: no
- Young: no
- Davis: no
- Kaiser: no
- Pruski: no
- Taveras: no
- Ziegler: no
- Ebersole: no
- Bagnall: not voting
- Boafo: not voting
- Bouchat: not voting
- Howard: not voting
- Qi: not voting
- Crosby: absent
- Cullison: absent
- Feldmark: absent
- Jones, A.: absent
- Roberts: absent
On Third Reading
2026-03-01 · pass · 97-33
Member-level votes (141)
- Speaker: yes
- Crutchfield: yes
- Kaiser: yes
- Queen: yes
- Taveras: yes
- Acevero: yes
- Davis: yes
- Kaufman: yes
- Roberson: yes
- Taylor: yes
- Addison: yes
- Ebersole: yes
- Kerr: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Terrasa: yes
- Allen: yes
- Edelson: yes
- Korman: yes
- Rosenberg: yes
- Toles: yes
- Alston: yes
- Embry: yes
- Lehman: yes
- Ross: yes
- Turner: yes
- Amprey: yes
- Fair: yes
- Lewis: yes
- Ruff: yes
- Valderrama: yes
- Bagnall: yes
- Fennell: yes
- Long, J.: yes
- Ruth: yes
- Valentine: yes
- Barnes: yes
- Foley: yes
- Lopez: yes
- Sample-Hughes: yes
- Vogel: yes
- Bartlett: yes
- Forbes: yes
- Martinez: yes
- Schindler: yes
- Watson: yes
- Behler: yes
- Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
- McCaskill: yes
- Schmidt: yes
- Wells: yes
- Bhandari: yes
- Guyton: yes
- Mireku-North: yes
- Shetty: yes
- White Holland: yes
- Boafo: yes
- Guzzone: yes
- Moon: yes
- Simmons: yes
- Wilkins: yes
- Boyce: yes
- Harrison: yes
- Moreno: yes
- Simpson: yes
- Wims: yes
- Buckel: yes
- Healey: yes
- Odom: yes
- Smith: yes
- Wivell: yes
- Cardin: yes
- Hill: yes
- Palakovich Carr: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Wolek: yes
- Chang: yes
- Holmes: yes
- Pasteur: yes
- Spiegel: yes
- Woods: yes
- Charkoudian: yes
- Hornberger: yes
- Patterson: yes
- Stein: yes
- Woorman: yes
- Clippinger: yes
- Ivey: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Wu: yes
- Coley: yes
- Johnson, A.: yes
- Pruski: yes
- Stinnett: yes
- Ziegler: yes
- Conaway: yes
- Jones, D.: yes
- Adams: no
- Ciliberti: no
- Howard: no
- Metzgar: no
- Pippy: no
- Anderson: no
- Fisher: no
- Hutchinson: no
- Miller: no
- Reilly: no
- Arentz: no
- Ghrist: no
- Jacobs: no
- Morgan, M.: no
- Rose: no
- Arikan: no
- Grammer: no
- Johnson, S.: no
- Morgan, T.: no
- Stonko: no
- Baker: no
- Griffith: no
- Kipke: no
- Nawrocki: no
- Szeliga: no
- Beauchamp: no
- Hartman: no
- Long, R.: no
- Nkongolo: no
- Tomlinson: no
- Chisholm: no
- Hinebaugh: no
- McComas: no
- Bouchat: not voting
- Qi: not voting
- Williams: not voting
- Wilson: not voting
- Young: not voting
- Mangione: not voting
- Crosby: absent
- Cullison: absent
- Feldmark: absent
- Jones, A.: absent
- Roberts: absent

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http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0691?ys=2026RS

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