MD HB1024

Prohibits the State of Maryland, its instrumentalities, and political subdivisions from using eminent domain to take privately owned property subject to a perpetual agricultural or conservation easement

Amends Section 12–101 of the Real Property Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland to add this new restriction

Creates an exception to the general rule allowing government entities to take private property for public use through condemnation proceedings

Effective date: October 1, 2026