STATE BILLMD HB 313ENGROSSED

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Housing - Rental Applications and Tenant Screening

Requiring a landlord to provide certain written disclosures before accepting an application or screening fee; providing that a prospective tenant shall be allowed to dispute and provide evidence regarding certain information contained in a tenant screening report; establishing that a landlord is not liable for certain information included in a tenant screening report under certain circumstances; requiring a landlord to report certain information to a person that produces tenant screening reports; etc.

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 18, 2026; 239 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

MD HB 313 · EngrossedMar 18

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Bill details

Last action: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. · Mar 24, 2026
Pending committee: Judicial Proceedings

Sponsor

VSVaughn StewartRepresentative · Democrat · HD-019Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Mar 24, 2026Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.Senate

Mar 19, 2026Referred Judicial ProceedingsSenate

Mar 18, 2026Third Reading Passed (96-36)House

Mar 18, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsHouse

Mar 18, 2026Floor Amendment {943929/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected (35-100)House

Mar 18, 2026Floor Amendment {693924/1 (Delegate R. Long) Rejected (35-99)House

Mar 17, 2026Motion Special Order until 03/18 (Delegate R. Long) AdoptedHouse

Mar 17, 2026Favorable with Amendments {763028/1 AdoptedHouse

Show 3 earlier actions

Mar 16, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic MattersHouse

Jan 19, 2026Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.House

Jan 15, 2026First Reading Economic MattersHouse

Recorded votes

Floor Amendment 693924/1 (Delegate R. Long) RejectedMar 18, 2026 · House · 35 yea · 99 nayFailed

Floor Amendment 943929/1 (Delegate R. Long) RejectedMar 18, 2026 · House · 35 yea · 100 nayFailed

Third Reading PassedMar 18, 2026 · House · 96 yea · 36 nayPassed

Subjects

Real Property
Commercial Law - Consumer Protection
Applicants and Applications
Attorney General
Civil Offenses
Commerce and Business
Consumer Protection
Disclosure
Evidence
Expungement and Shielded Records
Fees
Housing
Landlords and Tenants
Leases and Rent
Notices
Penalties and Sentences
Privacy
Reports
Rules and Regulations
Unfair Trade Practices
Administrative Agencies
Courts
Electronic Government
Ethics
Housing and Community Development, Department of
Records

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