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IntroducedJan 29, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2025
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Passed SenateApr 04, 2025
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Signed into Law
Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over
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House • Apr 07, 2025: Passed Enrolled
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Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 767
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
- Boycecosponsor
- Ebersolecosponsor
- Faircosponsor
- Feldmarkcosponsor
- Hillcosponsor
- Kaufmancosponsor
- Lehmancosponsor
- R. Lewiscosponsor
- Palakovich Carrcosponsor
- Pasteurcosponsor
- Ruthcosponsor
- White Hollandcosponsor
- Wilkinscosponsor
- Williamscosponsor
- Allencosponsor
- Behlercosponsor
- Foleycosponsor
- Healeycosponsor
- Steincosponsor
- Stewartcosponsor
Votes
YES: 41
- Adams
- Ghrist
- Hutchinson
- Miller
- Rose
- Arentz
- Grammer
- Jacobs
- Morgan, M.
- Sample-Hughes
- Arikan
- Griffith
- Johnson, S.
- Morgan, T.
- Schmidt
- Baker
- Guyton
- Kipke
- Nawrocki
- Stonko
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Nkongolo
- Szeliga
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Otto
- Tomlinson
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Ciliberti
- Howard
- Metzgar
- Reilly
- Wivell
- Fisher
NO: 90
- Speaker
- Davis
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taylor
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaufman
- Roberts
- Toles
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kerr
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Atterbeary
- Fair
- Korman
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lehman
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Lewis, J.
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lewis, R.
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Behler
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Simmons
- Williams
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Simpson
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Harris
- Mireku-North
- Smith
- Wims
- Chang
- Harrison
- Moon
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Patterson
- Stein
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Holmes
- Pena-Melnyk
- Stewart
- Wu
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Young
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Ziegler
ABSENT: 4
YES: 38
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, M.
- Rose
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Jacobs
- Morgan, T.
- Schmidt
- Arikan
- Ghrist
- Kipke
- Nawrocki
- Stonko
- Baker
- Grammer
- Long, R.
- Nkongolo
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Otto
- Tomlinson
- Bouchat
- Hartman
- McComas
- Pippy
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- Metzgar
- Reilly
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Miller
NO: 91
- Speaker
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Atterbeary
- Fair
- Kerr
- Rogers
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lewis, J.
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Behler
- Forbes
- Lewis, R.
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Simmons
- Williams
- Cardin
- Harris
- Mireku-North
- Simpson
- Wilson
- Chang
- Harrison
- Moon
- Smith
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Conaway
- Holmes
- Pena-Melnyk
- Stein
- Woorman
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Wu
- Cullison
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
- Davis
ABSENT: 4
YES: 38
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, T.
- Sample-Hughes
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Jacobs
- Nawrocki
- Schmidt
- Arikan
- Ghrist
- Kipke
- Nkongolo
- Stonko
- Baker
- Grammer
- Long, R.
- Otto
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Mangione
- Pippy
- Tomlinson
- Bouchat
- Hartman
- McComas
- Reilly
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hinebaugh
- Miller
- Rose
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
NO: 95
- Speaker
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taylor
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Roberts
- Toles
- Atterbeary
- Fair
- Kerr
- Rogers
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Ross
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lewis, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Behler
- Forbes
- Lewis, R.
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Simmons
- Williams
- Cardin
- Harris
- Mireku-North
- Simpson
- Wilson
- Chang
- Harrison
- Moon
- Smith
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Conaway
- Holmes
- Patterson
- Stein
- Woorman
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Pena-Melnyk
- Stewart
- Wu
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Ziegler
ABSENT: 4
YES: 93
- Speaker
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Acevero
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Toles
- Allen
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Amprey
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Atterbeary
- Feldmark
- Lewis, J.
- Ross
- Vogel
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lewis, R.
- Ruth
- Watson
- Barnes
- Foley
- Long, J.
- Schindler
- Wells
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Lopez
- Shetty
- White Holland
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Martinez
- Simmons
- Wilkins
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Simpson
- Williams
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- Mireku-North
- Smith
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Harris
- Moon
- Solomon
- Wims
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Palakovich Carr
- Spiegel
- Wolek
- Chang
- Healey
- Pasteur
- Stein
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Pena-Melnyk
- Stinnett
- Wu
- Crosby
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Young
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Ziegler
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Qi
NO: 42
- Adams
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Metzgar
- Rose
- Alston
- Fisher
- Jacobs
- Miller
- Sample-Hughes
- Arentz
- Ghrist
- Johnson, A.
- Morgan, M.
- Schmidt
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Johnson, S.
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Baker
- Griffith
- Kipke
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Nkongolo
- Tomlinson
- Bouchat
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Otto
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Pippy
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Howard
NOT VOTING: 4
YES: 97
- Speaker
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Rogers
- Toles
- Allen
- Embry
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Amprey
- Fair
- Lehman
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Atterbeary
- Feldmark
- Lewis, J.
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Lewis, R.
- Sample-Hughes
- Watson
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lopez
- Schindler
- Wells
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- McCaskill
- Schmidt
- White Holland
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Moon
- Simmons
- Williams
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- Palakovich Carr
- Simpson
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Harris
- Pasteur
- Smith
- Wims
- Cardin
- Harrison
- Patterson
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Chang
- Healey
- Pena-Melnyk
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Phillips
- Stein
- Woorman
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Young
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Queen
- Taveras
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
NO: 41
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 07, 2025 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (97-41)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 04, 2025 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments {343829/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (32-12)
- Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 17, 2025 | House
- Third Reading Passed (93-42)
- Mar 15, 2025 | House
- Floor Amendment {583029/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (41-90)
- Floor Amendment {973624/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected (38-91)
- Floor Amendment {893023/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (38-95)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 14, 2025 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
- Favorable with Amendments {173822/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until 03/15 (Delegate M. Morgan) Adopted
- Jan 29, 2025 | House
- First Reading Environment and Transportation
- Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over (Tenant Possessions Recovery Act)PDF
- Amendments {173822/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {583029/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (41-90) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {973624/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected (38-91) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {893023/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (38-95) (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over (Tenant Possessions Recovery Act)PDF
- Amendments {343829/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding OverPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Environment and TransportationPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: Environment and TransportationHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Gallagher, Zoe (Economic Action Maryland)
- ENT Testimony, UNF -- Lang, Alan
- ENT Testimony, INFO -- Hypolite, Crystal (Housing Authority of Baltimore City)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Jacobs, Robin (N/A)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Davis, Katherine (Pro Bono Resource Center)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Badeker, Melissa (SURJ Baltimore)
- ENT Testimony, INFO -- Vormelker, Will (Maryland Judiciary)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Ford, John
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Keipper, Lindsay (Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Sarro, Lisa (Community Legal Services)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Wilpone-Welborn, Kira (Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Kleinman, Jan (SURJ Baltimore)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Dolamore, Stephanie
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Schaffer, Barbara
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Grasso, Katherine
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Zeimer, Ran
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Turner, Albert (Renters United Maryland)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Losak, Matthew (Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Rosenthal, Anne
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Wilson Randall, Claudia (Community Development Network of Maryland)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Lent, Michael
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Castelli, William (Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Yoder, Daryl
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Anleu, Brian
- ENT Testimony, UNF -- Graf, Lori (Maryland Building Industry Association)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Hauck, Barbara (SURJ Baltimore)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Weil, Jennifer (Maryland Legal Aid)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Hoffman, Theresa M. (Showing Up for Racial Justice Baltimore)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Arikat, Loraine (1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Cook, Chuck (Department of Housing and Community Development)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Allen, Susan
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Palmisano, Erica (SURJ Baltimore)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Zelaya, Michelle (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Yost, E.V.
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Weissman, Louise (Jews United for Justice)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Fraser, Brytani
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Spriggs, Tonya
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Clark, Ashley (Harris Jones & Malone, LLC)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Gilliam, Tenika
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Shifrin, Jo
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Thompson, Ajah
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Bunch, Ayanna
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Friedman, David
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ayalew, Solomon (African Communities Together (ACT))
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Baker, Chissell
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Blaha, Katherine (SURJ)
- ENT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Lowe, Lisa (F.A.C.E. Addiction Maryland)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Keys, Rachael (CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Schumitz, Kali (Maryland Center on Economic Policy)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Powell, Holly (Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ))
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Terrasa, Jen (Delegate, MD General Assembly)
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ortega, Chelsea (Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC)
- ENT Testimony, FAV -- Nemphos, Christina
- ENT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Buck, Rachael (A Wider Circle)