---
type: "Bill"
title: "Sustainable Growth Subcabinet and Repeal of the Office of Smart Growth"
description: "Sustainable Growth Subcabinet and Repeal of the Office of Smart Growth"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 309"
citation: "Maryland SB 309 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["A"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 21
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-09-17"
last_action: "2024-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1bb9692d-4d73-4f3f-b5a9-01f1507f556f"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0309?ys=2024RS&search=True"
source_hash: "d27b9908419e802ab2cb5c384841e3e92cc23b9b24ef6401ad3cd678dd8b5396"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
---

# Maryland SB 309 (2024) — Sustainable Growth Subcabinet and Repeal of the Office of Smart Growth

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Sustainable Growth Subcabinet and Repeal of the Office of Smart Growth** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/Chapters_noln/CH_92_sb0309t.pdf)
2. **First - Sustainable Growth Subcabinet and Repeal of the Office of Smart Growth** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0309f.pdf)
3. **Third - Sustainable Growth Subcabinet and Repeal of the Office of Smart Growth** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0309t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **115–24** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Chair, Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-09-17** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2024-01-10** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-16** Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-01-24** Hearing canceled
- **2024-01-24** Hearing 2/01 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2024-02-12** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-13** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-02-15** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-02-16** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-25** Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2024-04-02** Hearing canceled
- **2024-04-02** Hearing 4/02 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2024-04-02** Hearing canceled
- **2024-04-02** Hearing 4/02 at 2:00 p.m.
- **2024-04-03** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-03** Second Reading Passed
- **2024-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2024-04-04** Returned Passed
- **2024-04-09** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 92 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1bb9692d-4d73-4f3f-b5a9-01f1507f556f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).