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Ahead of the end of the legislative session on Monday, the Maryland Senate moved through several bills this weekend.

Nationwide, cities and states are tackling the same issue: overly restrictive zoning policies that impede or prohibit new housing construction.

This week, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA-30) introduced a bill that aims to repurpose the federal government’s inventory of roughly 45,000 underutilized buildings for affordable housing.

California Democrats are proposing an overhaul of the state’s Housing Accountability Act, known as the “builder’s remedy,” with the goal of addressing the law’s “legal ambiguities.”

Last week, the 2nd District Court of Appeal in Los Angeles upheld legislation that allows city and county governments to authorize housing developments with up to 10 units in some urban areas, including around transit hubs. 

In this recent opinion piece, the WSJ Editorial Board argues that New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed Good Cause Eviction standards equate to universal rent control and will be grossly ineffective as they “increase disincentives for investment” and “layer on subsidies.”

HB 538, the final piece of Governor Wes Moore’s housing package, passed the Maryland House on Thursday — it now moves to the Senate days before the close of the legislative session on April 8th.

New Jersey Assembly Bill 4 was signed into law last week, substantially revising the state’s Fair Housing Act.