Maryland House Bill 343

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Passed on April 14 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-04-14 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 64
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring a recipient of certain funding from the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide information about certain housing counseling services that are available through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to certain prospective residents; and requiring the Governor to appropriate $90,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter for community development organizations to partner with certain housing counseling agencies providing housing counseling services.

Housing Development Projects - Housing Counseling Services

Del. Samuel Rosenberg [D]

2026-04-03 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 32 N: 12 NV: 1 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2026-03-12 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 96 N: 36 NV: 4 Abs: 5) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-04-14	House	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 64
2026-04-03	House	Returned Passed
2026-04-03	Senate	Third Reading Passed (32-12)
2026-04-02	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2026-04-02	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2026-04-02	Senate	Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
2026-03-25	Senate	Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.
2026-03-13	Senate	Referred Budget and Taxation
2026-03-12	House	Third Reading Passed (96-36)
2026-03-11	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-11	House	Favorable with Amendments {313023/1 Adopted
2026-03-10	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2026-01-28	House	Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-01-19	House	First Reading Economic Matters

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Housing and Community Development	2	304	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0343?ys=2026RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0343f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0343t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_64_hb0343t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/amds/bil_0003/hb0343_31302301.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0343_ecm.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes_comm/hb0343_b&t.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/House/0363.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/votes/Senate/0783.pdf