Legislation - HB0103

Title: Access to Counsel in Evictions – Task Force Termination and Special Fund
Sponsored by: Delegate Rosenberg
Status: In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Making permanent distributions by the Comptroller from funds gained from abandoned property in the State to the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund; terminating the Access to Counsel in Evictions Task Force on January 31, 2026; and making permanent an annual $14,000,000 appropriation by the Governor from the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation.

Committees

Original:: Appropriations; Judiciary

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0154

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025, January 31, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/30/2024 Legislative Date 10/30/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Appropriations and Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Access to Counsel in Evictions – Task Force Termination and Special Fund Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/24/2025 Legislative Date 1/24/2025 Action Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/30/2025 Legislative Date 1/30/2025 Action Hearing canceled (Appropriations) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/31/2025 Legislative Date 1/31/2025 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	10/30/2024	10/30/2024	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Appropriations and Judiciary
			Text - First - Access to Counsel in Evictions – Task Force Termination and Special Fund
House	1/24/2025	1/24/2025	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
House	1/30/2025	1/30/2025	Hearing canceled (Appropriations)
House	1/31/2025	1/31/2025	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)

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