Maryland House Bill 231 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 37-1)
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 116
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Expanding the housing policy of the State to include providing for fair housing to all citizens regardless of source of income; stating the Act seeks to deconcentrate poverty by providing additional opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidies to live in certain neighborhoods; prohibiting a person from refusing to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of source of income; establishing qualifications and limitations on the prohibition against discrimination in housing based on source of income; etc.

Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act

Del. Brooke Lierman [D]	Del. Maggie McIntosh [D]	Del. Jessica Feldmark [D]	Del. Gabriel Acevero [D]
Del. Heather Bagnall [D]	Del. Regina Boyce [D]	Del. Luke Clippinger [D]	Del. Frank Conaway [D]
Del. Bonnie Cullison [D]	Del. Debra Davis [D]	Del. Diana Fennell [D]	Del. Anne Healey [D]
Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]	Del. Marc Korman [D]	Del. Carol Krimm [D]	Del. Mary Lehman [D]
Del. Robbyn Lewis [D]	Del. Sara Love [D]	Del. Eric Luedtke [D]	Sen. Mike McKay [R]
Del. David Moon [D]	Del. Nick Mosby [D]	Del. Julie Palakovich Carr [D]	Del. Edith Patterson [D]
Del. Kirill Reznik [D]	Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]	Del. Emily Shetty [D]	Del. Stephanie Smith [D]
Del. Vaughn Stewart [D]	Del. Jen Terrasa [D]	Del. Kriselda Valderrama [D]	Del. Melissa Wells [D]
Sen. Benjamin Brooks [D]	Del. David Fraser-hidalgo [D]	Del. Andrea Harrison [D]	Del. Marvin Holmes [D]
Del. Jazz Lewis [D]	Del. Sheila Ruth [D]

2020-03-16 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 31 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-03-11 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 95 N: 42 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	House	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 116
2020-03-17	House	Returned Passed
2020-03-16	Senate	Third Reading Passed (31-15)
2020-03-15	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2020-03-15	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2020-03-15	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2020-03-12	Senate	Referred Judicial Proceedings
2020-03-11	House	Third Reading Passed (95-42)
2020-03-10	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-10	House	Favorable with Amendments {840115/1 Adopted
2020-03-09	House	Motion Special Order until 3/10 (Delegate Holmes) Adopted
2020-03-09	House	Favorable with Amendments {840115/1
2020-03-06	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
2020-01-17	House	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-17	House	Hearing canceled
2020-01-17	House	Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
2020-01-17	House	First Reading Environment and Transportation

SB530 (Crossfiled) 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 117

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
State Government	20	1103	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	701	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	702	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	704	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	705	(n/a)	See Bill Text
State Government	20	707	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0231?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0231f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0231t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0001/hb0231_84011501.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0231_ent.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/hb0231_jpr.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0507.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0819.pdf