Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act)

Also relevant to:Homeowner

Where it is in the process

Plain-English Summary

Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to study and make recommendations regarding laws to require certain local jurisdictions to allow certain residential or mixed-use developments as permitted use on certain parcels or lots zoned for commercial use; and requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.

Source: OpenStates · fetched May 26, 2026

Votes

Sponsorship · 1 Sponsor

Democrat1Republican0Independent0Other0

D · PrimeJeff Waldstreicher

Read full bill text →↓ Why am I seeing this?

Want updates?

Get notified when MD SB829 moves stage

Pick a channel below. Every option is opt-in, and we tell you exactly what we store.

Email

Identified

We store your email address and the bill ID. We'll send a confirmation link first; alerts only start after you click it. Every email has a one-click unsubscribe.

Coming soon

RSS feed· Atom 1.0 + JSON Feed per bill
Bluesky· follow a CivicRadar bot post per status change
Telegram· channel or DM via bot
Discord· channel webhook
WhatsApp· via WhatsApp Business
SMS· via Twilio