Committees - Media

Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee (2/17/2026)

Bill Hearing

Number	Title	Sponsor	Status
SB0325	Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act)	Sen Augustine	Completed
SB0047	Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Business Development Program - Local Approval Requirement	Chr Education, Energy, and the Environmen	Completed
SB0036	Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026)	Chr Education, Energy, and the Environmen	Completed
SB0422	Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Adoption and Reporting Requirements	Sen Kramer	Completed
SB0423	Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Prohibitions and Adoption Requirements (Animal Research Modernization and Best Practices Act of 2026)	Sen Kramer	Completed
SB0031	School Construction and Housing – School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances	Sen Lam	Current
SB0667	Natural Resources - Edible Forests and Foraging Program - Establishment	Sens Harris and Lewis Young	Completed
SB0621	Public Safety - State Fire Prevention Code - Trash and Recyclable Materials	Sens Watson and Salling	Completed
SB0267	Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight, Regulation, and Taxation (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act)	Sen Brooks	Completed
SB0431	Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings	Sen Brooks	Completed

Bill Hearing

Meeting Items
Number SB0325 Title Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act) Sponsor Sen Augustine Status Completed
Number SB0047 Title Housing and Community Development - Neighborhood Business Development Program - Local Approval Requirement Sponsor Chr Education, Energy, and the Environmen Status Completed
Number SB0036 Title Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) Sponsor Chr Education, Energy, and the Environmen Status Completed
Number SB0422 Title Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Adoption and Reporting Requirements Sponsor Sen Kramer Status Completed
Number SB0423 Title Research Facilities and Testing Facilities That Use Animals - Prohibitions and Adoption Requirements (Animal Research Modernization and Best Practices Act of 2026) Sponsor Sen Kramer Status Completed
Number SB0031 Title School Construction and Housing – School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances Sponsor Sen Lam Status Current
Number SB0667 Title Natural Resources - Edible Forests and Foraging Program - Establishment Sponsor Sens Harris and Lewis Young Status Completed
Number SB0621 Title Public Safety - State Fire Prevention Code - Trash and Recyclable Materials Sponsor Sens Watson and Salling Status Completed
Number SB0267 Title Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight, Regulation, and Taxation (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act) Sponsor Sen Brooks Status Completed
Number SB0431 Title Fish and Wildlife - Endangered and Threatened Species and Migratory Birds - Regulations, Lists, Petitions, Essential Habitats, and Takings Sponsor Sen Brooks Status Completed