Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB389: Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act)
Status: In committee, April 13, 2026
Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones, subject to certain conditions; requiring the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to prioritize certain redevelopment projects when making loans under the Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program; altering the authority of local legislative bodies to regulate land use planning on land located near certain transit stations; delaying the collection of certain development excise taxes and certain development impact fees; etc.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, April 8, 2026:
SB0389/873127/1 BY: Economic Matters Committee AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL 389 (Third Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO. 1 On page 1, in line 11, after "projects" insert ", subject to certain exceptions"; and in line 13, before the second "and" insert "adding the use of project labor agreements as a scoring preference for projects financed by the Transit-Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan Fund;". On page 2, after line 24, insert: "BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Transportation Section 7-1204(b)(2) Annotated Code of Maryland (2020 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement)". AMENDMENT NO. 2 On page 3, in line 8, strike "AND"; and in line 11, after "FRIDAY;" insert "AND (III) DESIGNATED AS AN ENTERPRISE ZONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 5-709 OF THIS SUBTITLE;". On page 4, in line 1, strike "MAY" and substitute "IS ELIGIBLE TO"; and in lines 7 and 8, strike "SHALL APPROVE THE DESIGNATION OF" and substitute "MAY ELECT, BY ORDINANCE, RESOLUTION, OR SIMILAR ACTION, TO DESIGNATE". On page 15, after line 5, insert: "Article - Transportation SB0389/873127/01 Economic Matters Committee Amendments to SB 389 7-1204. (b) (2) The Sustainable Growth Subcabinet established under § 9-1406 of the State Government Article may establish: (i) Different eligibility requirements and objective scoring standards for different types of financial assistance; and (ii) Scoring preferences for applications that demonstrate …