HB 1267 — Patuxent Research Refuge and Beltsville Agricultural Research Center - Zoning Classification (Protecting Patuxent Research Refuge Act)
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-12
Requiring a certain local zoning authority to designate and maintain certain property in a zoning classification that restricts the uses in a certain manner under certain circumstances; requiring the appropriate authority to maintain certain property in a certain zoning classification that restricts the uses in a certain manner under certain circumstances; requiring, prior to any development on certain property, a certain local zoning authority to hold a hearing and make a decision in consultation with certain entities; etc.
Latest action: — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 541
Sponsors (8)
- Mary A. Lehman (D, MD-21) — sponsor · 2026-02-12
- Ben Barnes (D, MD-21) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- J. Sandy Bartlett (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Adrian Boafo (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Mark S. Chang (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Marvin E. Holmes (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Mike Rogers (D, MD-32) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
- Kym Taylor (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-12
Action timeline (10)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Economic Matters
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Hearing — Education, Energy, and the Environment
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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Connected on the graph
3 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 3 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (3)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate education, energy, and the environment | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House environment and transportation | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House economic matters | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary A. Lehman (D, state_lower MD-21) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Adrian Boafo (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Ben Barnes (D, state_lower MD-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | J. Sandy Bartlett (D, state_lower MD-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Kym Taylor (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Mark S. Chang (D, state_lower MD-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Marvin E. Holmes (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Mike Rogers (D, state_lower MD-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate education, energy, and the environment · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House environment and transportation · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House economic matters · md-leg