Maryland House hears four key bills to spur affordable housing and reduce red tape. #BAMBY #MDcounties wypr.org/wypr-news/2026…
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Dominic J. Butchko
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Dominic J. Butchko
@DomButchko_MACo
💼 Director of Intergovernmental Relations @MDcounties. 🎓 @WilkesU & @JohnsHopkins
Annapolis, MD Katılım Ağustos 2017
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🏗️🏘️ BAMBY IS ON THE MOVE!!!
We’re headed to the House! More to follow!
Maryland Association of Counties@MDCounties
SB 267 is out of the Senate - FAVORABLE WITH AMENDMENTS. 👉Fast-track approvals to move housing faster. 👉Responsible Owner Registry to strengthen accountability. On to the House! @DomButchko_MACo
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Halfway through Maryland’s legislative session — but the biggest decisions may still be ahead.
Our hosts @msanderson_MACo @KKinnally_MACo & @DomButchko_MACo break down #housing legislation, #budget pressures, and what #localgovs should watch for as the crossover deadline approaches. #CrossoverIsComing #MDGA26 #Podcast #MDCounties
Maryland Association of Counties@MDCounties
🎙️ New @Conduit_St_Pod Episode The Maryland General Assembly session is heating up as crossover approaches. MACo’s policy team breaks down: • Budget pressure • Housing legislation • What counties are watching in Annapolis Listen here: ow.ly/8mjx50YqcpM
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Here's the link to tune in #live youtube.com/live/lwmTcNmw9…
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Maryland Association of Counties@MDCounties
🏛️ Hearing Day (2/17): SB 267 — the #BAMBY Act Today the #Maryland #Senate will consider real, practical tools counties can use to speed approvals, provide predictability, and reduce friction so more #AffordableHousing can get built—faster. #MDHousing #MDcounties
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We are 👏🏻2👏🏻DAYS👏🏻AWAY👏🏻FROM👏🏻BAMBY!!!!
So EXCITING!!!!! 🏗️🏘️
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Maryland Association of Counties@MDCounties
2 days to 2/17: Regulatory certainty—once an application is verified complete, #BAMBY keeps reviews under the rules at submission for up to 3 years. Less churn, fewer delays, more housing delivered. #MDHousing #MDCounties
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⏰ Tick Tick! Time is #Money and BAMBY has you there! Only one bill has a better balance between building roads and financing projects!
I’m getting excited! Three days to #BAMBY! 😆
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Maryland Association of Counties@MDCounties
3 days to 2/17: Smarter payment timing. #BAMBY allows up to 50% of impact/excise charges at building permit, balance before occupancy permit — eases financing pressure while protecting infrastructure funding. #MDHousing #MDCounties
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CHOO CHOO!!! 🚂
Only BAMBY has the #FastTrack to Approval Station!
4 Days to go!!!
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Maryland Association of Counties@MDCounties
4 days to 2/17: Fast Track Approvals. #BAMBY lets counties create a fast-track for qualifying projects—with public notice, comments, and appeals. Faster decisions, community transparency. #MDHousing #MDounties
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5 days to 2/17: Clear design guidelines for qualified affordable projects (parking, setbacks, lighting, landscaping, etc.). Clear rules = quicker approvals. #BAMBY #MDHousing #MDcounties
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6 days to 2/17: Affordable unit tax relief. #BAMBY lets counties reduce/exempt certain taxes/fees for qualified affordable projects and offset elsewhere, lowering barriers and protecting local budgets. #MDHousing #MDcounties #MDGA26 #LocalGov
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7 days to 2/17: Housing Targets. #BAMBY's data-driven framework aligns supply and demand, all while accounting for local conditions (traffic, water, schools, etc.) #MDHousing #MDGA26 #MDCounties
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BEST TIME OF YEAR!!! HAPPY 10 DAYS OF BAMBY!!!🏘️🛠️🏗️
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Maryland Association of Counties@MDCounties
🚨 #BAMBY Countdown Begins! 🚨 10 days until the 2/17 hearing on SB 267 — the BAMBY Act. This bill gives counties practical tools to speed approvals, add certainty, and cut costs so Maryland can build more #AffordableHousing. Day-by-day facts start now! #MDHousing #MDCounties
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8 days to 2/17: Completeness Review. BAMBY defines a “complete application” + requires a completeness review within 30 days (with deficiencies + cure timeline). Fewer disputes, smoother review, faster affordability. #MDHousing #MDcounties
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9 days to 2/17: Pre-approved model home designs. #BAMBY supports reusing standardized, pre-vetted plans—same standards, less redundant review—so production housing can move faster. #MDHousing #MDCounties
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Day 🔟 : Responsible Owner Registry. Get counties a clear contact for rental properties—faster fixes for safer homes, stronger affordability. #BAMBY #MDHousing #MDcounties
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🚨 #BAMBY Countdown Begins! 🚨
10 days until the 2/17 hearing on SB 267 — the BAMBY Act. This bill gives counties practical tools to speed approvals, add certainty, and cut costs so Maryland can build more #AffordableHousing. Day-by-day facts start now! #MDHousing #MDCounties
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🤯🥴 My guy @KKinnally_MACo coming in hot with the numbers.
"When combined with the fiscal 2026 actions already absorbed by counties, the cumulative effect approaches $200 million in costs shifted to local governments." #MDcounties
Kevin Kinnally@KKinnally_MACo
Governor Moore’s fiscal 2027 #budget boosts “local aid” by $380.8 million. That sounds great for #county budgets, right? Well, it isn't. Let’s unpack what "local aid" actually means. #MDpolitics #MDGA26 #localgov 🧵
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11/ Bottom line: Counties support BAMBY because Maryland needs more homes—built faster and more affordably— while keeping decisions close to home, cutting delays that drive up costs, and aligning approvals with real-world capacity.
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10/ Cut state-level delays
State agencies involved in housing approvals shall review their processes and identify where permitting and approvals can be streamlined.
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🧵1/ Maryland needs more homes people can afford. The “Building Affordably in My Backyard” (BAMBY) Act is a practical package to help communities build housing faster, more predictably, by balancing multiple priorities.
Maryland Association of Counties@MDCounties
#BAMBY Act Drops, Session of Housing Takes Share @BenBrooksSr #DelNickAllen #MDcounties #AffordableHousing #ReadyToBuild conduitstreet.mdcounties.org/2026/01/20/bam…
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