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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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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
Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program - Expansion
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 13, 2026: Returned Passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 729
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gile
- James
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Harris
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Hayes
- King
- Muse
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Henson
- Kramer
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Hershey
- Lam
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
- Hettleman
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 1
YES: 101
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Korman
- Roberson
- Taveras
- Acevero
- Edelson
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Taylor
- Addison
- Embry
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Terrasa
- Allen
- Fair
- Long, J.
- Rosenberg
- Toles
- Alston
- Feldmark
- Lopez
- Ross
- Turner
- Amprey
- Fennell
- Martinez
- Ruff
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Foley
- McCaskill
- Ruth
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Forbes
- McComas
- Sample-Hughes
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Wells
- Behler
- Guyton
- Moon
- Schmidt
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Harrison
- Nawrocki
- Simmons
- Williams
- Boyce
- Healey
- Odom
- Simpson
- Wilson
- Cardin
- Hill
- Palakovich Carr
- Smith
- Wims
- Chang
- Holmes
- Pasteur
- Solomon
- Wolek
- Charkoudian
- Ivey
- Patterson
- Spiegel
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Johnson, A.
- Phillips
- Stein
- Woorman
- Coley
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Stewart
- Wu
- Conaway
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Stinnett
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Kerr
- Queen
- Szeliga
- Ziegler
- Cullison
NO: 35
ABSENT: 1
Actions
- Apr 13, 2026 | Senate
- Returned Passed
- Apr 13, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (101-35)
- Apr 09, 2026 | House
- Favorable Report by Judiciary
- Favorable Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Referred Judiciary
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Mar 19, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments {883421/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Feb 12, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- JPR Testimony, UNF -- Vormelker, Will (Maryland Judiciary)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Sharp, Birgit (CANDLE)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Ross, Robin (Rob) (Rob's Quality HVAC-R Services)
- JPR Testimony, UNF -- Greenfield, Aaron
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Henson, Senator Shaneka
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Bevan-Dangel, Jennifer (Economic Action Maryland Fund)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Day, Jake (Department of Housing and Community Development)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Zelaya, Michelle (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Kowalko, John (Community Legal Services)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Shah, Zafar (Maryland Legal Aid)
- JPR Testimony, FAV -- Kaplowitz, Richard KAP (Year)
- JPR In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ni, Tom (Anne Arundel County Government County Executive's Office)
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Davis, Katherine (Pro Bono Resource Center)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Bevan-Dangel, Jennifer (Economic Action Maryland Fund)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Ni, Tom (Anne Arundel County Government County Executive's Office)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Shah, Zafar (Maryland Legal Aid)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Zelaya, Michelle (Maryland Catholic Conference)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Plante, Cecilia (Maryland Legislative Coalition)
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Henson, Senator Shaneka
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- Shah, Reena (Maryland Access to Justice Commission)

