| Bill Information | |
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| MC/PG 112-15 | Prince George’s County - Maryland-Washington Regional District - Fairness in Zoning |
| Requested by | Senator Peters |
| Synopsis | For the purpose of providing that, in Prince George’s County, the planning board’s authority is not exclusive and may be subject to review by the district council under certain circumstances; providing that the district council is not authorized to review certain matters beyond its jurisdiction as provided in a certain article; authorizing the district council in Prince George’s County by local law to adopt and amend zoning law procedures for zoning decisions by the planning board and the district council; providing that within the regional district in Prince George’s County, certain zoning powers granted to a planning commission or board of appeals under certain provisions shall be construed as vested exclusively in and may be exercised only by the district council; requiring that, in Prince George’s County, the zoning hearing examiner shall issue a certain decision not less than a certain time after the date of a certain hearing; providing that, in Prince George’s County, a person may file a request for judicial review of a decision of a board of appeals to the circuit court only under certain circumstances; providing that, in Prince George’s County, when the district council is hearing a zoning matter that has been appealed from a zoning hearing examiner, the district council may remand the zoning matter back to the zoning hearing examiner only one time and is required to specify that the zoning hearing examiner take action within a certain time frame after the matter is remanded; and generally relating to zoning and planning powers in the Maryland–Washington Regional District in Prince George’s County. |
| Bill Text | |
| House Bill Number | HB 938 |
| Bill History | |
| Local Action House - Montgomery County Delegation: | 2/20/15 - Montgomery County House Delegation Meeting: Late-filed bill vote - AGENDA - Favorable (unanimous) - Voting list (2/3’s majority vote in House Delegation needed to accept as late-filed bill and to schedule for a public hearing) |
2/27/15 - Montgomery County House Delegation Public Hearing - 170 Lowe House Office Bldg., Annapolis - AGENDA Assigned to the Land Use, Transportation, and Public Safety Committee |
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3/20/15 - Land Use, Transportation, and Public Safety Committee Meeting - AGENDA - Favorable as amended (5-0) Voting list |
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3/20/15 - Montgomery County House Delegation Meeting - AGENDA - Favorable as amended (19-0) - Voting list Bill moves to Senate Delegations & Environment & Transportation Committee |
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4/2/15 - Montgomery County House Delegation Meeting - Concur with Senate Delegation Amendments (13-0) |
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| Local Action House - Prince George's County Delegation: | 2/12/15 - Prince George's County House Delegation: Late-filed bill vote - Favorable |
| 3/2/15 - Prince George's County House Delegation Public Hearing | |
3/13/15 - Prince George's County House Delegation Meeting - Favorable with amendments Bill moves to the Montgomery County House Delegation |
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| Local Action Senate - Montgomery County Delegation: | 3/30/15 - Montgomery County Senate Delegation Meeting - AGENDA - Favorable with amendments (8-0) Senate Delegation Amendments - Voting list Bill - Voting list |
| Local Action Senate - Prince George's County Delegation: | |
| House Action: | 2/13/15 - First Reading Environment & Transportation Committee |
| 3/23/15 - Environment & Transportation Committee Public Hearing - 1:00 p.m. | |
| 3/23/15 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment & Transportation Committee | |
3/23/15 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted Second Reading Passed |
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| 3/24/15 - Third Reading Passed (137-1) | |
4/8/15 - House Concur - Senate Amendment Third Reading Passed (138-0) Passed Enrolled |
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| Senate Action: | 3/25/15 - First Reading Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee |
| 4/6/15 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee | |
4/6/15 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted Second Reading Passed |
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| 4/7/15 - Third Reading Passed (47-0) | |
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