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Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · Bill

SB 267: Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight and Approval (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act)

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 267 is a bill introduced in the Maryland Senate on January 19, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight and Approval (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act). Primary sponsor: Ben Brooks (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 2, 2026): Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ben BrooksPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m.
  2. Hearing canceled
  3. Hearing 4/02 at 1:30 p.m.
  4. Hearing canceled
  5. Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
  6. Referred Economic Matters
  7. Third Reading Passed
  8. Second Reading Passed with Amendments
  9. Favorable with Amendments {
  10. Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
  11. Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment)
  12. First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source