Legislation - HB1175

Title: Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight, Regulation, and Taxation (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate Allen
Status: In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Ways and Means
Analysis

Synopsis

Establishing certain policies and processes to facilitate the development of residential housing in the State; requiring an entity that owns residential real property in the State to make a certain certification to the Department of Housing and Community Development; authorizing a local jurisdiction to establish an administrative process to review, approve, modify, or deny certain housing development project applications; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters; Ways and Means

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2026, October 1, 2026

Bill imposes a local government mandate, which is a directive in a bill requiring a local government unit to perform a task or assume a responsibility that has a discernible fiscal impact on the local government unit

Creates a Task Force or Commission

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/11/2026 Action First Reading Economic Matters and Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight, Regulation, and Taxation (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/11/2026	2/11/2026	First Reading Economic Matters and Ways and Means
			Text - First - Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight, Regulation, and Taxation (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act)

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