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HB 80 Maryland House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations

HB 80 modifies Maryland's land use rules to support transit-oriented development (TOD) near rail stations. It directly affects local governments and developers by removing minimum off-street parking requirements for residential or mixed-use projects within 0.5 miles of rail transit stations. The bill also exempts TOD-related special taxes from county tax limits, waives certain state procurement rules for TOD projects, and creates new funding mechanisms including a Transit-Oriented Development Capital Grant Fund. These changes aim to streamline development near transit by adjusting zoning, tax, and procurement rules while expanding how state funds can support TOD planning and financing.
Issues: ✓ HousingSupports HousingRemoves parking mandates for TOD projects near transit, lowering development costs to enable more housing near transit hubs, aligning with affordable housing goals.90% confidence ✓ TransportationSupports TransportationRemoves parking mandates near rail stations, exempts TOD taxes from limits, and creates funding for transit-oriented development projects to strengthen public transit access and infrastructure.95% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Oct 9, 2024 Last action Mar 26, 2025
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First - Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations → Third - Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations · 5 edits
MODERATE
HB 80 was amended to expand its scope and add new provisions related to transit-oriented development (TOD). The bill now includes additional legal sections, clarifies definitions of legislative bodies, and introduces new requirements for project labor agreements as a scoring preference for TOD-funded projects. It also adds new sections to the Transportation Article to establish TOD corridor funds and modifies existing land use regulations.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from primarily land use planning near transit stations to include broader transportation funding mechanisms, project labor agreements, and additional legal sections covering state finance, procurement, and transportation articles.
FISCAL

Added provisions allowing project labor agreements to be used as a scoring preference for projects financed by the Transit-Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan Fund.

SCOPE

Added new sections to the Transportation Article establishing TOD corridor funds and creating a new subtitle for TOD corridor funds under Sections 7-1301 and 7-1302.

Added additional sections to repeal and reenact in the Local Government Article, including Section 21-508(c) and new sections covering state finance and procurement.

DEFINITION

Modified the definition of 'legislative body' in the Land Use Article to include the board of county commissioners, county council, and governing body of a municipal corporation.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the Land Use Article to add new limitations on mixed-use development and state-owned land for transportation use, while removing certain parking-related limitations.

Floor votes · House of Delegates Mar 9, 2025

How they voted

99–37
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 139
Mar 9, 2025
D Democratic100
97 Yea 1 Nay 2
97% Yea
R Republican39
2 Yea 36 Nay 1
92% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Amendments
2
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred Budget and Taxation
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 15, 2025
Amended
Floor Amendment (Delegate Arikan) Rejected
lower
Mar 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate J. Lewis) Adopted
lower
Mar 15, 2025
Introduced
Floor Amendment {
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Motion Special Order until 03/14 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
lower
Mar 9, 2025
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (99-37-3)
house of delegates
Jan 8, 2025
Committee
First Reading Environment and Transportation
lower
Oct 9, 2024
Introduced
Pre-filed
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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