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IntroducedJan 15, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 18, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Housing - Rental Applications and Tenant Screening
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Mar 24, 2026: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 313
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 96
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Queen
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Addison
- Embry
- Korman
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Allen
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ross
- Turner
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Sample-Hughes
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wells
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Schmidt
- White Holland
- Boyce
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Hill
- Odom
- Simmons
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Holmes
- Palakovich Carr
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Ivey
- Pasteur
- Smith
- Woods
- Coley
- Johnson, A.
- Patterson
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Conaway
- Johnson, S.
- Phillips
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Crutchfield
- Jones, D.
- Pruski
- Stein
- Young
- Cullison
- Kaiser
- Qi
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Davis
NO: 36
YES: 35
- Adams
- Chisholm
- Howard
- Metzgar
- Reilly
- Anderson
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Miller
- Rose
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Jacobs
- Morgan, M.
- Schmidt
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Morgan, T.
- Stonko
- Baker
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Nawrocki
- Szeliga
- Beauchamp
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Nkongolo
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Pippy
- Wivell
NO: 100
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Addison
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Toles
- Amprey
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Behler
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Boyce
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Williams
- Cardin
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wims
- Chang
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Odom
- Smith
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stein
- Young
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Ziegler
YES: 35
- Adams
- Chisholm
- Howard
- Metzgar
- Reilly
- Anderson
- Ciliberti
- Hutchinson
- Miller
- Rose
- Arentz
- Fisher
- Jacobs
- Morgan, M.
- Stonko
- Arikan
- Grammer
- Kipke
- Morgan, T.
- Szeliga
- Baker
- Hartman
- Long, R.
- Nawrocki
- Tomlinson
- Beauchamp
- Hinebaugh
- Mangione
- Nkongolo
- Valentine
- Buckel
- Hornberger
- McComas
- Pippy
- Wivell
NO: 99
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
- Addison
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Toles
- Alston
- Embry
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Amprey
- Fair
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lopez
- Ruth
- Wells
- Behler
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wims
- Chang
- Harrison
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Healey
- Odom
- Smith
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Coley
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stein
- Young
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stewart
- Ziegler
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
Actions
- Mar 24, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 18, 2026 | House
- Floor Amendment {693924/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected (35-99)
- Floor Amendment {943929/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected (35-100)
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (96-36)
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {763028/1 Adopted
- Motion Special Order until 03/18 (Delegate R. Long) Adopted
- Mar 16, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- Jan 19, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 15, 2026 | House
- First Reading Economic Matters
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Housing - Rental Applications and Tenant ScreeningPDF
- Amendments {763028/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {693924/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected (35-99) (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {943929/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected (35-100) (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Housing - Rental Applications and Tenant ScreeningPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Crutchfield, Adria (Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Hill, Matt
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- McClannahan, Susie (Equal Rights Center)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Taylor, Zachary (CDIA)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- ANDERSON, ARLISA (Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC))
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Stewart, Vaughn
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Avery, Micah
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Cerrito, Michael (CERRITO REALTY LLC)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Friedman, David
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Pipkin, Matthew (Maryland Multi-Housing Association)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Cook, Chuck (Department of Housing and Community Development)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Castelli, William (Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Zelaya, Michelle (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Wilpone-Welborn, Kira (Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Kronser, Lori (Showing Up for Racial Justice Annapolis and Anne Arundel County)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Frey, Leslie (Montgomery County)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Bevan-Dangel, Jennifer (Economic Action Maryland Fund)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Davis, Katherine (Pro Bono Resource Center)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Shah, Zafar (Maryland Legal Aid)
- ECM In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Anleu, Brian
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Sarro, Lisa (Community Legal Services)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Migues-Jordan, Mary (Civil Justice, Inc.)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Muckle, Lonia (CASH Campaign of Maryland)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Duvall, Jessamine (Columbia Housing Center, Inc.)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Losak, Matthew (Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Lent, Michael
- ECM Testimony, UNF -- Graf, Lori (Maryland Building Industry Association)
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