Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB870: Environment - Permit Applications for New Buildings - Notice (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act)
Status: Signed into law, May 12, 2026
Requiring, beginning on July 1, 2026, a county or municipality to notify the Department of the Environment within 10 business days after a county or municipality accepts the permit application for a new building that has a proposed gross floor area of 35,000 square feet or more.
What the bill says
An act concerning Maryland Building Performance Standards - Energy Conservation Requirements Environment - Permit Applications for New Buildings - Notice (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act) FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, on or before a certain date and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, to adopt energy conservation requirements for the new construction of certain buildings that are subject to the Building Energy Performance Standards adopted by the Maryland Department of the Environment, beginning on a certain date, a county or municipality t…
From the enrolled text, May 18, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Maryland Building Performance Standards - Energy Conservation Requirements Environment - Permit Applications for New Buildings - Notice (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act) FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, on or before a certain date and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, to adopt energy conservation requirements for the new construction of certain buildings that are subject to the Building Energy Performance Standards adopted by the Maryland Department of the Environment, beginning on a certain date, a county or municipality to provide certain notice to the Department of the Environment of a certain permit application for a certain new building within a certain period of time after a county or municipality accepts the permit application; and generally relating to the Maryland Building Performance Standards and energy conservation requirements permit applications for new buildings. BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, Article - Environment Section 2-1601(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g) Annotated Code of Maryland (2013 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Environment Section 2-1603 Annotated Code of Maryland (2013 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Public Safety Section 12-503 Annotated Code of Maryland (2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) BY adding to Article - Public Safety Section 12-503.1 Annotated Code of …