5 Bills Signed by Wes Moore That Will Impact Housing and AI Development in Maryland
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has signed five new bills aimed at addressing housing shortages and integrating artificial intelligence into public education. While these laws are intended to streamline housing development, they may inadvertently add more regulatory complexity. The Maryland Housing Certainty Act, for example, freezes local zoning laws but still allows for extensive local approvals, complicating the development process.
- ▪Governor Wes Moore signed over 270 bills into law, including five focused on housing and AI development.
- ▪The Maryland Housing Certainty Act aims to address a housing shortage of about 100,000 units by freezing local zoning laws for housing projects.
- ▪The Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act designates housing projects near public transit as 'enterprise zones' but allows local jurisdictions to deny projects based on various concerns.
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Regulation 5 Bills Signed by Wes Moore That Will Impact Housing and AI Development in Maryland Couched with good intentions, new laws aimed at housing and artificial intelligence development will add more layers of red tape to Maryland’s growing bureaucracy. Tosin Akintola | 5.27.2026 12:20 PM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/05/05.26.26-v2-1-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="Maryland Governor Wes Moore" alt="Maryland Governor Wes Moore | Credit: Lev Radin/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom" /> (Credit: Lev Radin/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom) On Tuesday, Maryland Democratic…
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