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IntroducedOct 23, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 20, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 13, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 13, 2026: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (113-19)
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 180
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 113
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Stewart
- Adams
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pruski
- Stonko
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Qi
- Taveras
- Alston
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Queen
- Taylor
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Roberson
- Terrasa
- Arentz
- Fair
- Kerr
- Roberts
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Feldmark
- Korman
- Rogers
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fennell
- Lehman
- Rosenberg
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Foley
- Lewis
- Ross
- Vogel
- Beauchamp
- Forbes
- Long, J.
- Ruff
- Wells
- Behler
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, R.
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Schindler
- Williams
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Metzgar
- Schmidt
- Wilson
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wims
- Cardin
- Healey
- Moon
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Chang
- Hill
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hinebaugh
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Young
- Coley
- Howard
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Pasteur
NO: 19
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments {883821/1
- Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate Cardin) Adopted
- Favorable with Amendments {883821/1 Adopted
- Floor Amendment {483425/1 (Delegate Cardin) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Floor Amendment {873229/1 (Delegate Cardin) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {963227/1 (Delegate Adams) Adopted
- Floor Amendment {663025/1 (Delegate Adams) Adopted
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (113-19)
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Judiciary
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (30-12)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Jan 13, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
- Oct 23, 2025 | Senate
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing TestingPDF
- Text - Racial Equity Impact NotePDF
- Text - Third - Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing TestingPDF
- Amendments {883821/1 (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {483425/1 (Delegate Cardin) Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {873229/1 (Delegate Cardin) Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {963227/1 (Delegate Adams) Adopted (House)PDF
- Floor Amendment {663025/1 (Delegate Adams) Adopted (House)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy NotePDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Sarro, Lisa (Community Legal Services)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Schneider, Glenn (The Horizon Foundation)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Jordan, Lisae C (Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA))
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Greenfield, Aaron
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Cook, Chuck (Department of Housing and Community Development)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- McClannahan, Susie (Equal Rights Center)
- JPR Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- White, Marceline (Economic Action Maryland)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Smith, Jonathan (Attorney General of Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Hovermale, Emily (Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Dove, S. Spencer (Maryland Commission on Civil Rights)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Frey, Leslie (Montgomery County)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Turner, Albert (Renters United Maryland)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Peterson, Eugene (Anne Arundel County Human Relations Commission)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Hunt, Ethan (Anne Arundel County)
- JPR Testimony, UNF -- Cantu, Hugo (Apartments and Office Building Association)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- May, Lisa (Maryland REALTORS)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Themelis, Nina (Mayor's Office of Government Relations)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Schultz, Victoria (Maryland Legal Aid)
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Ball, Calvin (Howard County Office of County Executive)

