Maryland Senate Bill 530 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-0)
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 117
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

Sen. William Smith [D]	Sen. Malcolm Augustine [D]	Sen. Pamela Beidle [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]
Sen. Jill Carter [D]	Sen. Sarah Elfreth [D]	Sen. Arthur Ellis [D]	Sen. Brian Feldman [D]
Sen. Melony Griffith [D]	Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]	Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]	Sen. Katie Hester [D]
Sen. Cheryl Kagan [D]	Sen. Delores Kelley [D]	Sen. Nancy King [D]	Sen. Benjamin Kramer [D]
Sen. Clarence Lam [D]	Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Obie Patterson [D]	Sen. Douglas Peters [D]
Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]	Sen. Charles Sydnor [D]	Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]	Sen. Mary Washington [D]
Sen. Ronald Young [D]	Sen. Craig Zucker [D]

2020-03-10 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 94 N: 42 NV: 3 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-10 - House - Floor Amendment (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (Y: 43 N: 94 NV: 2 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2020-03-10 - House - Floor Amendment 543524/1 (Delegate Morgan) Rejected (Y: 43 N: 92 NV: 4 Abs: 2) [FAIL]
2020-02-21 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 34 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2020-02-19 - Senate - Floor Amendment 263922/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (Y: 17 N: 29 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 117
2020-03-11	Senate	Returned Passed
2020-03-10	House	Third Reading Passed (94-42)
2020-03-10	House	Floor Amendment (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (43-94)
2020-03-10	House	Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Gilchrist) Adopted
2020-03-10	House	Floor Amendment {583828/1 (Delegate Buckel)
2020-03-10	House	Floor Amendment {543524/1 (Delegate Morgan) Rejected (43-92)
2020-03-09	House	Second Reading Passed
2020-03-09	House	Favorable Adopted
2020-03-06	House	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
2020-02-24	House	Referred Environment and Transportation
2020-02-21	Senate	Third Reading Passed (34-12)
2020-02-19	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-02-19	Senate	Floor Amendment {263922/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (17-29)
2020-02-19	Senate	Favorable as Amended Adopted
2020-02-19	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
2020-02-19	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {838173/1
2020-02-18	Senate	Motion Laid Over (Senator Smith) Adopted
2020-02-18	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {838173/1
2020-02-17	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
2020-01-30	Senate	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-30	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB231 (Crossfiled) 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 116

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/SB0530?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0530f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0530t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0000/sb0530_83817301.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0000/sb0530_26392201.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0000/sb0530_54352401.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0000/sb0530_58382801.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0530_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes_comm/sb0530_ent.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0291.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0350.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0439.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0440.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/0441.pdf