HOUSING SUPPLY AND AFFORDABILITY
SB 891/HB 1466 Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units PASSED – Effective October 1, 2025 POSITION: Support
Local governments will be required to enact ordinances allowing for the construction of Accessory Dwelling Units on single-family detached residential properties by October 2026. SB 46 Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process PASSED – Effective October 1, 2025 POSITION: Support This bill creates an expedited wrongful detainer process to assist with fraudulent possession of residential properties by squatters. Court hearings to return possession of properties to the owner must occur in no more than 10 days following the filing of the complaint. HB 503/SB 430 Housing Development Act DID NOT PASS POSITION: Support Introduced as the Housing for Jobs Act, this bill would have provided additional regulatory certainty for housing developers and calculated the housing gaps which exist in each locality. HB 38 School Construction and Housing - Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances DID NOT PASS POSITION: Support with Amendments Local governments could not delay housing developments for more than four years under Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances for school capacity. HB 80/SB 190 Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development DID NOT PASS POSITION: Support Approved transit-oriented developments would be exempted from certain local requirements, including parking, height restrictions or setbacks, and must allow mixed use development. HB 249/SB 125 Local Limits on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services PASSED – Effective July 1, 2025 POSITION: Support Local jurisdictions are currently prohibited from enacting laws limiting calls to emergency services. This bill clarifies that they are also prohibited from enforcing such ordinances that were previously passed. HB 489/SB 436 Study on Single-Staircase Building Code Requirements PASSED – Effective July 1, 2025 POSITION: Support The Maryland Department of Labor to study building code requirements for single-staircase buildings and make other recommendations to increase affordable housing options.
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