---
type: "Bill"
title: "Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act)"
description: "Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 829"
citation: "Maryland SB 829 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Waldstreicher"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad4d1889-a151-4ef3-bbf8-fb0f566f4614"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0829?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "0b169d068520f09d8b2fa34d13a59fd4ba06f1f9ac88cdb772a89658fd51ec36"
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 829 (2026) — Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act)

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_725_sb0829e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0829e.pdf)
3. **First - Land Use - Multifamily Developments and Mixed-Use Developments - Authorization (Bring Back Main Street Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0829f.pdf)
4. **Third - Residential-in-Commercial-Zone Laws - Study (Bring Back Main Street Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0829t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **102–33** (pass) · lower
- Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage. — **46–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Waldstreicher — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-06** First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-10** Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-16** Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-18** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-19** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-20** Referred Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 725 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad4d1889-a151-4ef3-bbf8-fb0f566f4614`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).