# Maryland SB 0944: Housing Development Permits - Local Reporting Requirements (Maryland Housing Data Transparency Act)

Maryland SB 0944, Housing Development Permits - Local Reporting Requirements (Maryland Housing Data Transparency Act), is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shelly Hettleman (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-04-04 (Referred Rules and Executive Nominations) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0944
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Housing Development Permits - Local Reporting Requirements (Maryland Housing Data Transparency Act)
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-04-04, Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
- Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Housing and Community Development, Baltimore City, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Electronic Government, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Open Government, Permits -see also- Building Permits, Planning, Department of, Public Information, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Reports, Residential Property -see also- Apartments; Condominiums, Rules and Regulations
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (46 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 1 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-04-04: Referred Rules and Executive Nominations (House)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (46-1) (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable with Amendments {183823/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (Senate)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0944t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0944f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0944t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0944f.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0944-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).