HB0337 • 2026

School Construction and Housing - School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances

Education Housing

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Delegates Moon , Allen , and Phillips
Last action: 2026-02-09
Official status: In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date: 2026-06-01

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School Construction and Housing - School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances

Requiring each county board of education to submit a student residency and school zones report to the Department of Planning and the Interagency Commission on School Construction on or before July 1 each year, beginning on July 1, 2026; prohibiting certain adequate public facilities ordinances from delaying the processing and completion of subdivision or site development plans; and authorizing certain adequate public facilities ordinances to delay the issuance of final permits.

What This Bill Does

Requiring each county board of education to submit a student residency and school zones report to the Department of Planning and the Interagency Commission on School Construction on or before July 1 each year, beginning on July 1, 2026; prohibiting certain adequate public facilities ordinances from delaying the processing and completion of subdivision or site development plans; and authorizing certain adequate public facilities ordinances to delay the issuance of final permits.

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Bill History

2026-02-09 House
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-27 House
Reassigned to Appropriations
2026-01-19 House
First Reading Ways and Means
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - School Construction and Housing - School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances

Official Summary Text

Requiring each county board of education to submit a student residency and school zones report to the Department of Planning and the Interagency Commission on School Construction on or before July 1 each year, beginning on July 1, 2026; prohibiting certain adequate public facilities ordinances from delaying the processing and completion of subdivision or site development plans; and authorizing certain adequate public facilities ordinances to delay the issuance of final permits.

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
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*hb0337*

HOUSE BILL 337
C9, F1 6lr0662
CF SB 31
By: Delegates Moon, Allen, and Phillips
Introduced and read first time: January 19, 2026
Assigned to: Ways and Means

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

School Construction and Housing – School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities 2
Ordinances 3

FOR the purpose of requiring each county board of education to submit a certain report to 4
the Department of Planning and the Interagency Commission on School 5
Construction each year; prohibiting certain adequate public facilities ordinance s 6
from delaying the processing and completion of subdivision or site development 7
plans; authorizing certain adequate public facilities ordinances to delay the issuance 8
of final permits; and generally relating to school zones, school construction, and 9
adequate public facilities ordinances. 10

BY adding to 11
Article – Education 12
Section 4–148 13
Annotated Code of Maryland 14
(2025 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 15

BY adding to 16
Article – Land Use 17
Section 7–106 18
Annotated Code of Maryland 19
(2012 Volume and 2025 Supplement) 20

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 21
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 22

Article – Education 23

4–148. 24

2 HOUSE BILL 337

(A) ON OR BEFORE JULY 1, 2026, AND EACH JULY 1 THEREAFTER, EACH 1
COUNTY BOARD SHALL SUBMIT A STUDENT RESIDENCY AND SCHOOL ZONES REPORT 2
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND THE INTERAGENCY COMMISSION ON 3
SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION. 4

(B) (1) THE STUDENT RESIDENCY AND SCHOOL ZONES REP ORT SHALL 5
INCLUDE: 6

(I) THE SCHOOL ZONE BOUND ARIES AND ATTENDANCE AREA 7
MAP; 8

(II) THE LOCATIONS OF EACH STUDENT’S RESIDENCE; AND 9

(III) THE STATE–RATED CAPACITY, STUDENT POPULATION, AND 10
CAPACITY PERCENTAGE OF EACH SCHOOL IN THE COUNTY. 11

(2) THE REPORT MAY NOT IN CLUDE PERSONAL IDENT IFYING 12
INFORMATION OF A STUDENT. 13

(C) THE INTERAGENCY COMMISSION ON SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION SHALL 14
ADOPT REGULATIONS ES TABLISHING FORMATTIN G AND SUBMISSION 15
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STUDENT RESIDENCY AND SCHOOL ZONES REPORT. 16

Article – Land Use 17

7–106. 18

A COUNTY’S ADEQUATE PUBLIC FA CILITIES ORDINANCE T HAT RESTRICTS 19
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ON THE BASIS OF SCHOOL CAPACITY: 20

(1) MAY NOT DELAY THE PR OCESSING AND COMPLET ION O F 21
SUBDIVISION OR SITE DEVELOPMENT PLANS; BUT 22

(2) MAY DELAY THE ISSUANCE OF FINAL PERMITS. 23

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 24
1, 2026. 25