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Delegates back statewide permit database bill to standardize housing‑permit data across large counties
Summary
Delegate Sarah Wallach proposed HB 1193 to require large counties to report standardized building‑permit and net housing data to the Maryland Department of Planning and to publish an interactive, searchable statewide database.
Delegate Sarah Wallach asked the committee to move HB 1193, the Maryland Housing Data Transparency Act, which would require counties with more than 150,000 residents to report standardized building‑permit and housing‑pipeline data to the Maryland Department of Planning and publish it on a public, searchable platform.
Wallach described the bill as an extension of 2024 reporting requirements and said current statewide public data aggregated on the state's site does not distinguish housing types (single‑family, duplexes,…
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