# Maryland HB 0168: Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Educator Workforce Housing and Municipal Corporations Maryland HB 0168, Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Educator Workforce Housing and Municipal Corporations, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Joe Vogel (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 678); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0168-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 0168 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Educator Workforce Housing and Municipal Corporations - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-10-07 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 678 - Sponsor: Joe Vogel (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Housing and Community Development, Education - Miscellaneous, Community Development, Community Facilities and Services, Education, Boards of, Education -see also- ContEd; DrvEd; HigherEd; etc., Education, State Board of, Housing and Community Development, Department of, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Low-Income, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt, Pilot Programs, Public Schools -see also- Primary Schools; Secondary Sch, Rules and Regulations, Tax Credits, Teachers, Work, Labor, and Employment -see also- JobTrn; Leave; etc. - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (234 yes, 64 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Low-cost loans for educator housing: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2026, the state provides low- or no-interest loans to housing authorities, counties, municipal corporations, and county school boards that partner with developers. Loans can build mixed-income and educator workforce housing, and can help buy existing private housing. Projects must… - Educator housing defined as school purpose: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, educator workforce housing means affordable homes reserved for teachers and other non‑administrator school employees. Financial help can include loans, grants, guarantees, and cuts to loan principal or interest. A county board of education may treat providing educator housin… - Nonprofits can propose educator housing: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, nonprofits in priority funding areas can propose educator workforce housing under the Neighborhood and Community Assistance Program. The Department can approve these projects without school board approval, but it must notify an affected county board of education before appro… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Joe Vogel (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 89 | 32 | 19 | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 34 | 10 | 3 | | 2026-03-18 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 111 | 22 | 2 | ## Actions (17) - 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 678 - 2026-04-13: Passed Enrolled (House) - 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (89-32) (House) - 2026-04-13: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House) - 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (34-10) (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Favorable with Amendments {993725/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate) - 2026-03-18: Third Reading Passed (111-22) (House) - 2026-03-17: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-03-17: Favorable with Amendments {493622/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-03-16: Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters (House) - 2026-01-19: Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-01-14: First Reading Economic Matters (House) - 2025-10-07: Pre-filed (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_678_hb0168e.pdf) - Enrolled, 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0168e.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-17: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0168t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0168f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_678_hb0168e.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0168e.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0168t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0168f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0168-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).