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IntroducedJan 19, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations and Discriminatory Effect
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Third Reading Passed (33-11)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 274
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 99
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Cullison
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Addison
- Davis
- Kaiser
- Roberson
- Taylor
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Kaufman
- Roberts
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kerr
- Rogers
- Toles
- Amprey
- Embry
- Korman
- Rosenberg
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fair
- Lehman
- Ross
- Valderrama
- Barnes
- Feldmark
- Lewis
- Ruff
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Fennell
- Long, J.
- Ruth
- Watson
- Behler
- Foley
- Lopez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wells
- Bhandari
- Forbes
- Martinez
- Schindler
- White Holland
- Boafo
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- McCaskill
- Schmidt
- 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
- Ziegler
- Crosby
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stewart
NO: 35
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- House Refuses Recede
- House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Amprey, Charkoudian and Arentz)
- Conference Committee Report {983528/1 Adopted
- Third Reading Passed (33-11)
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Sydnor, Henson and West)
- House Refuses Recede
- House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Amprey, Charkoudian and Arentz)
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- Senate Requests House Recede
- Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Sydnor, Henson and West)
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (99-35)
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- Favorable with Amendments {583126/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:30 p.m.
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m.
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Economic Matters
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (30-11)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments {993829/1
- Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Sydnor) Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments {993829/1 Adopted
- Floor Amendment {683420/1 (Senator Sydnor)
- Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments {683420/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Jan 27, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
- Jan 20, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 19, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory EffectPDF
- Amendments {993829/1 (Senate)PDF
- Floor Amendment {683420/1 (Senator Sydnor) (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations and Discriminatory EffectPDF
- Amendments {583126/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Conference Committee Report {983528/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Wheaton, David (NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Dixon, Monique (Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law, University of Maryland Carey School of Law)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Dove, S. Spencer (Maryland Commission on Civil Rights)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Hovermale, Emily (Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Collins, Jocelyn (Public Policy Partners)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- May, Lisa (Maryland REALTORS)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Turner, Albert (Renters United Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Browning, Jeremy (Maryland Commission on LGBTQIA+ Affairs)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- London, Rachel (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- White, Marceline (Economic Action Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Hoffman, Charlotte (Trans Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Fontaine, Diana (Congressman Glenn Ivey)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Sydnor III, Charles (State Senator)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Rosenberg, LeighAnn (Maryland Legal Aid)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Themelis, Nina (Mayor's Office of Government Relations)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Muckle, Lonia (CASH Campaign of Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Puentes, Erica (Progressive Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Wilson Randall, Claudia (Community Development Network of Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Clark, Ashley (Harris Jones & Malone, LLC)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Cook, Chuck (Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Othman, Ronza (National Federation of the Blind)
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Hovermale, Emily (Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Day, Jake (Department of Housing and Community Development)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Collins, Jocelyn (Public Policy Partners)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Muckle, Lonia (CASH Campaign of Maryland)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Wilson Randall, Claudia (Community Development Network of Maryland)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Sydnor III, Charles (State Senator)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Dove, S. Spencer (Maryland Commission on Civil Rights)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Wheaton, David (NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Dixon, Monique (Gibson-Banks Center for Race and the Law, University of Maryland Carey School of Law)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Bevan-Dangel, Jennifer (Economic Action Maryland Fund)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Sarro, Lisa (Community Legal Services)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Themelis, Nina (Mayor's Office of Government Relations)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Rotunno, Gina (NAMIC)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Shah, Zafar (Maryland Legal Aid)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Littell, Melinda
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Turner, Albert (Renters United Maryland)
- ECM Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- ECM Testimony, FWA -- Clark, Tiffany (Office of the Attorney General)
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