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| 3 | 3 | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | 4 | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | - | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | - | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | - | amendment. | |
| 8 | 5 | *sb0944* | |
| 9 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 7 | SENATE BILL 944 | |
| 11 | 8 | C9 5lr2302 | |
| 12 | - | CF | |
| 9 | + | CF 5lr1319 | |
| 13 | 10 | By: Senator Hettleman | |
| 14 | 11 | Introduced and read first time: January 28, 2025 | |
| 15 | 12 | Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment | |
| 16 | - | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 17 | - | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 18 | - | Read second time: March 15, 2025 | |
| 19 | 13 | ||
| 20 | - | ||
| 14 | + | A BILL ENTITLED | |
| 21 | 15 | ||
| 22 | 16 | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 23 | 17 | ||
| 24 | 18 | Housing Development Permits – Local Reporting Requirement s 2 | |
| 25 | 19 | (Maryland Housing Data Transparency Act) 3 | |
| 26 | 20 | ||
| 27 | - | FOR the purpose of requiring certain local jurisdictions counties to make certain monthly 4 | |
| 28 | - | quarterly reports to the Department of Planning regarding housing development 5 | |
| 29 | - | permits issued by the local jurisdiction, beginning on a certain date; authorizing 6 | |
| 30 | - | municipalities to make certain quarterly reports to the Department regarding 7 | |
| 31 | - | housing development permits issued by the municipality, beginning on a certain 8 | |
| 32 | - | date; requiring the Department to make certain information public in a certain 9 | |
| 33 | - | manner; and generally relating to housing development permits. 10 | |
| 21 | + | FOR the purpose of requiring certain local jurisdictions to make certain monthly reports to 4 | |
| 22 | + | the Department of Planning regarding housing development permits issued by the 5 | |
| 23 | + | local jurisdiction, beginning on a certain date; requiring the Department to make 6 | |
| 24 | + | certain information public in a certain manner; and generally relating to housing 7 | |
| 25 | + | development permits. 8 | |
| 34 | 26 | ||
| 35 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, | |
| 36 | - | Article – Land Use | |
| 37 | - | Section 7–105 | |
| 38 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 39 | - | (2012 Volume and 2024 Supplement) | |
| 27 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 9 | |
| 28 | + | Article – Land Use 10 | |
| 29 | + | Section 7–105 11 | |
| 30 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 12 | |
| 31 | + | (2012 Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13 | |
| 40 | 32 | ||
| 41 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, | |
| 42 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: | |
| 33 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 14 | |
| 34 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 15 | |
| 43 | 35 | ||
| 44 | - | Article – Land Use | |
| 36 | + | Article – Land Use 16 | |
| 45 | 37 | ||
| 46 | - | 7–105. 19 | |
| 38 | + | 7–105. 17 | |
| 39 | + | ||
| 40 | + | (a) This section applies only to a local jurisdiction with at least 150,000 residents. 18 | |
| 41 | + | ||
| 42 | + | (b) On or before July 1 each year, each local jurisdiction subject to the 19 | |
| 43 | + | requirements of this section shall report to the Department of Housing and Community 20 | |
| 44 | + | Development and the Department of Planning the following information for each building 21 | |
| 45 | + | or development permit application which includes a residential housing component as part 22 | |
| 46 | + | of the development considered by the local jurisdiction during the immediately preceding 23 | |
| 47 | + | calendar year: 24 | |
| 47 | 48 | 2 SENATE BILL 944 | |
| 48 | 49 | ||
| 49 | 50 | ||
| 50 | - | (a) This EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C)(2) OF THIS SECTION , 1 | |
| 51 | - | THIS section applies only to a local jurisdiction with at least 150,000 residents. 2 | |
| 51 | + | (1) the total number of complete applications received by type; 1 | |
| 52 | 52 | ||
| 53 | - | (b) On or before July 1 each year, each local jurisdiction subject to the 3 | |
| 54 | - | requirements of this section shall report to the Department of Housing and Community 4 | |
| 55 | - | Development and the Department of Planning the following information for each building 5 | |
| 56 | - | or development permit application which includes a residential housing component as part 6 | |
| 57 | - | of the development considered by the local jurisdiction during the immediately preceding 7 | |
| 58 | - | calendar year: 8 | |
| 53 | + | (2) the total number of complete applications issued by type; 2 | |
| 59 | 54 | ||
| 60 | - | ( | |
| 55 | + | (3) the total number of complete applications rejected by type; 3 | |
| 61 | 56 | ||
| 62 | - | ( | |
| 57 | + | (4) the net total number of residential units approved; 4 | |
| 63 | 58 | ||
| 64 | - | (3) the total number of complete applications rejected by type; 11 | |
| 59 | + | (5) the mean and median processing times for permit applications and the 5 | |
| 60 | + | standard deviation from the mean; 6 | |
| 65 | 61 | ||
| 66 | - | (4) the net total number of residential units approved; 12 | |
| 62 | + | (6) the amount of time spent processing applications, including the time 7 | |
| 63 | + | spent by agencies reviewing applications, by applicants making edits, and any public notice 8 | |
| 64 | + | or comment time periods; 9 | |
| 67 | 65 | ||
| 68 | - | ( | |
| 69 | - | ||
| 66 | + | (7) any type of expedited permit application process that the local 10 | |
| 67 | + | jurisdiction employed to accelerate residential housing development projects; 11 | |
| 70 | 68 | ||
| 71 | - | ( | |
| 72 | - | ||
| 73 | - | ||
| 69 | + | (8) the total number of residential housing development projects that 12 | |
| 70 | + | benefited from an expedited permit application process in the local jurisdiction and which 13 | |
| 71 | + | type of expedited process was used; and 14 | |
| 74 | 72 | ||
| 75 | - | (7) any type of expedited permit application process that the local 18 | |
| 76 | - | jurisdiction employed to accelerate residential housing development projects; 19 | |
| 73 | + | (9) any other information the jurisdiction considers relevant. 15 | |
| 77 | 74 | ||
| 78 | - | ( | |
| 79 | - | ||
| 80 | - | ||
| 75 | + | (C) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES ONLY TO A LOCAL J URISDICTION 16 | |
| 76 | + | THAT ISSUES AT LEAST 50 BUILDING OR DEVELOPM ENT PERMITS FOR NEW 17 | |
| 77 | + | RESIDENTIAL UNITS EA CH YEAR. 18 | |
| 81 | 78 | ||
| 82 | - | (9) any other information the jurisdiction considers relevant. 23 | |
| 79 | + | (2) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, AND ON THE FIRST DAY OF EACH 19 | |
| 80 | + | MONTH THEREAFTER , EACH LOCAL J URISDICTION SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS 20 | |
| 81 | + | OF THIS SECTION SHAL L REPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING THE 21 | |
| 82 | + | FOLLOWING INFORMATIO N FOR EACH BUILDING OR DEVELOPMENT PERMI T THAT 22 | |
| 83 | + | INCLUDES A RESIDENTI AL HOUSING COMPONENT AS PART OF THE DEVEL OPMENT 23 | |
| 84 | + | ISSUED BY THE LOCA L JURISDICTION DURIN G THE IMMEDIATELY PR ECEDING 24 | |
| 85 | + | MONTH: 25 | |
| 83 | 86 | ||
| 84 | - | (C) (1) THIS SUBSECTION APPLI ES ONLY TO A LOCAL J URISDICTION 24 | |
| 85 | - | THAT ISSUES AT LEAST 50 BUILDING OR DEVELOPM ENT PERMITS FOR NEW 25 | |
| 86 | - | RESIDENTIAL UNITS EA CH YEAR. 26 | |
| 87 | + | (I) THE PERMIT NUMBER ; 26 | |
| 87 | 88 | ||
| 88 | - | (2) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, AND ON THE FIRST DAY OF EACH 27 | |
| 89 | - | MONTH QUARTER THEREAFTER , EACH LOCAL JURISDICTION COUNTY SUBJECT TO 28 | |
| 90 | - | THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL R EPORT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 29 | |
| 91 | - | PLANNING THE FOLLOWIN G INFORMATION FOR EA CH BUILDING OR DE VELOPMENT 30 | |
| 92 | - | PERMIT THAT INCLUDES A RESIDENTIAL HOUSIN G COMPONENT AS PART OF THE 31 | |
| 93 | - | DEVELOPMENT ISSUED B Y THE LOCAL JURISDICTION COUNTY DURING THE 32 | |
| 94 | - | IMMEDIATELY PRECEDIN G MONTH QUARTER: 33 | |
| 89 | + | (II) THE PERMIT APPROVAL DATE; 27 | |
| 90 | + | ||
| 91 | + | (III) THE DATE ON WHICH TH E USE AND OCCUPANCY PERMIT 28 | |
| 92 | + | WAS ISSUED; 29 | |
| 93 | + | ||
| 94 | + | (IV) THE PARCEL TAX IDENT IFICATION NUMBER ; 30 | |
| 95 | 95 | SENATE BILL 944 3 | |
| 96 | 96 | ||
| 97 | 97 | ||
| 98 | - | ( | |
| 98 | + | (V) THE SITE ADDRES S; 1 | |
| 99 | 99 | ||
| 100 | - | ( | |
| 100 | + | (VI) THE HOUSING TYPE AUT HORIZED UNDER THE PE RMIT; 2 | |
| 101 | 101 | ||
| 102 | - | (III) THE DATE ON WHICH THE US E AND OCCUPANCY PERM IT 3 | |
| 103 | - | WAS ISSUED; 4 | |
| 102 | + | (VII) THE PERMIT TYPE ; 3 | |
| 104 | 103 | ||
| 105 | - | (IV) THE PARCEL TAX IDENT IFICATION NUMBER ; 5 | |
| 104 | + | (VIII) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS AU THORIZED 4 | |
| 105 | + | UNDER THE PERMIT ; 5 | |
| 106 | 106 | ||
| 107 | - | (V) THE SITE ADDRESS ; 6 | |
| 107 | + | (IX) A GENERAL DESCRIPTIO N OF THE WORK AUTHOR IZED 6 | |
| 108 | + | UNDER THE PERMIT ; 7 | |
| 108 | 109 | ||
| 109 | - | ( | |
| 110 | + | (X) THE TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION ; AND 8 | |
| 110 | 111 | ||
| 111 | - | (VII) THE PERMIT TYPE ; 8 | |
| 112 | + | (XI) ANY OTHER INFORMATIO N THE JURISDICTION C ONSIDERS 9 | |
| 113 | + | RELEVANT. 10 | |
| 112 | 114 | ||
| 113 | - | (VIII) THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNI TS AUTHORIZED 9 | |
| 114 | - | UNDER THE PERMIT ; 10 | |
| 115 | + | (D) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2027, AND AS THE INFORMATI ON BECOMES 11 | |
| 116 | + | AVAILABLE THEREAFTER , THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SHALL PUBLIS H THE 12 | |
| 117 | + | INFORMATION REPORTED BY LOCAL JURISDICTIONS UNDER T HIS SUBSECTION FOR 13 | |
| 118 | + | THE IMMEDIATELY PREC EDING FISCAL YEAR : 14 | |
| 115 | 119 | ||
| 116 | - | (IX) A GENERAL DESCRIPTIO N OF THE WORK AUTHOR IZED 11 | |
| 117 | - | UNDER THE PERMIT ; 12 | |
| 120 | + | (1) ON A PUBLIC, INTERACTIVE, AND SEARCHABLE WEBSI TE; 15 | |
| 118 | 121 | ||
| 119 | - | (X) THE TOTAL COST OF CO NSTRUCTION ; AND 13 | |
| 122 | + | (2) BY HOUSING TYPE , SPECIFICALLY LABELED AS SINGLE FAMILY , 16 | |
| 123 | + | TOWNHOUSES , APARTMENTS , DUPLEXES, TRIPLEXES, OR QUADPLEXE S; 17 | |
| 120 | 124 | ||
| 121 | - | ( | |
| 122 | - | ||
| 125 | + | (3) BY THE TOTAL BUILT A ND EXISTING HOUSING SUPPLY, 18 | |
| 126 | + | ORGANIZED BY HOUSING TYPE, IN EACH COUNTY IN TH E STATE; AND 19 | |
| 123 | 127 | ||
| 124 | - | (2) BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027, AND EACH QUARTER THEREAFTE R, 16 | |
| 125 | - | EACH LOCAL MUNICIPAL ITY MAY REPORT THE I NFORMATION UNDER PAR AGRAPH 17 | |
| 126 | - | (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION T O THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING FOR EACH BUI LDING 18 | |
| 127 | - | OR DEVELOPMENT PERMI T THAT INCLUDES A RE SIDENTIAL HOUSING CO MPONENT 19 | |
| 128 | - | AS PART OF THE DEVEL OPMENT ISSUED BY THE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY DURING THE 20 | |
| 129 | - | IMMEDIATELY PRECEDIN G QUARTER. 21 | |
| 128 | + | (4) BY DATA SOURCE . 20 | |
| 130 | 129 | ||
| 131 | - | (D) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2027, AND AS THE INFORMATI ON BECOMES 22 | |
| 132 | - | AVAILABLE THEREAFTER , THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SHALL PUBLIS H THE 23 | |
| 133 | - | INFORMATION REPORTED BY LOCAL JURISDICTIO NS UNDER THIS SUBSECTION (C) 24 | |
| 134 | - | OF THIS SECTION FOR THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING FISCAL YEA R: 25 | |
| 130 | + | [(c)] (E) (1) (i) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a local 21 | |
| 131 | + | jurisdiction shall make the [report] REPORTS required under this section publicly 22 | |
| 132 | + | available on its website. 23 | |
| 135 | 133 | ||
| 136 | - | (1) ON A PUBLIC, INTERACTIVE, AND SEARCHABLE WEBSI TE; 26 | |
| 134 | + | (ii) An announcement posted to a local jurisdiction’s website stating 24 | |
| 135 | + | that a person should contact the relevant local department for access to the [report] 25 | |
| 136 | + | REPORTS does not fulfill the requirements of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph. 26 | |
| 137 | 137 | ||
| 138 | - | (2) | |
| 139 | - | ||
| 138 | + | (2) A local jurisdiction that does not maintain a website shall make the 27 | |
| 139 | + | [report] REPORTS publicly available through any other reasonable method. 28 | |
| 140 | 140 | 4 SENATE BILL 944 | |
| 141 | 141 | ||
| 142 | 142 | ||
| 143 | - | (3) BY THE TOTAL BUILT A ND EXISTING HOUSING SUPPLY, 1 | |
| 144 | - | ORGANIZED BY HOUSING TYPE, IN EACH COUNTY IN TH E STATE; AND 2 | |
| 143 | + | (3) To the extent practicable, a local jurisdiction may submit and transmit 1 | |
| 144 | + | [the] A report required under this section as part of another report required to be filed 2 | |
| 145 | + | under this article. 3 | |
| 145 | 146 | ||
| 146 | - | (4) BY DATA SOURCE . 3 | |
| 147 | + | (F) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31 EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT OF 4 | |
| 148 | + | PLANNING SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE BUIL DING PERMIT INFORMAT ION 5 | |
| 149 | + | COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH 6 | |
| 150 | + | § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 7 | |
| 147 | 151 | ||
| 148 | - | [(c)] (E) (1) (i) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, a local 4 | |
| 149 | - | jurisdiction shall make the [report] REPORTS required under this section publicly 5 | |
| 150 | - | available on its website. 6 | |
| 152 | + | (G) THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING MAY ADOPT RE GULATIONS TO CARRY 8 | |
| 153 | + | OUT THIS SECTION . 9 | |
| 151 | 154 | ||
| 152 | - | (ii) An announcement posted to a local jurisdiction’s website stating 7 | |
| 153 | - | that a person should contact the relevant local department for access to the [report] 8 | |
| 154 | - | REPORTS does not fulfill the requirements of subparagraph (i) of this paragraph. 9 | |
| 155 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 10 | |
| 156 | + | 1, 2025. 11 | |
| 155 | 157 | ||
| 156 | - | (2) A local jurisdiction that does not maintain a website shall make the 10 | |
| 157 | - | [report] REPORTS publicly available through any other reasonable method. 11 | |
| 158 | - | ||
| 159 | - | (3) To the extent practicable, a local jurisdiction may submit and transmit 12 | |
| 160 | - | [the] A report required under this section as part of another report required to be filed 13 | |
| 161 | - | under this article. 14 | |
| 162 | - | ||
| 163 | - | (F) ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31 EACH YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT OF 15 | |
| 164 | - | PLANNING SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE BUIL DING PERMIT INFORMATION 16 | |
| 165 | - | COLLECTED UNDER THIS SECTION TO THE GOVERNOR AND , IN ACCORDANCE WITH 17 | |
| 166 | - | § 2–1257 OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. 18 | |
| 167 | - | ||
| 168 | - | (G) THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING MAY ADOPT RE GULATIONS TO CARRY 19 | |
| 169 | - | OUT THIS SECTION . 20 | |
| 170 | - | ||
| 171 | - | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 21 | |
| 172 | - | 1, 2025. 22 | |
| 173 | - | ||
| 174 | - | ||
| 175 | - | ||
| 176 | - | Approved: | |
| 177 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 178 | - | Governor. | |
| 179 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 180 | - | President of the Senate. | |
| 181 | - | ________________________________________________________________________________ | |
| 182 | - | Speaker of the House of Delegates. |