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Expanding the housing policy of the State to include providing for fair housing to all citizens regardless of source of income; stating the Act seeks to deconcentrate poverty by providing additional opportunities for tenants utilizing public subsidies to live in certain neighborhoods; prohibiting a person from refusing to sell or rent a dwelling to any person because of source of income; establishing qualifications and limitations on the prohibition against discrimination in housing based on source of income; etc.

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Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Cross-filed with: SB0530

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0451 Session: 2019 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2020 Legislative Date 1/17/2020 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2020 Legislative Date 1/17/2020 Action Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2020 Legislative Date 1/17/2020 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2020 Legislative Date 1/17/2020 Action Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/06/2020 Legislative Date 3/06/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2020 Legislative Date 3/06/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {840115/1 Proceedings 43AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2020 Legislative Date 3/06/2020 Action Motion Special Order until 3/10 (Delegate Holmes) Adopted Proceedings 43AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2020 Legislative Date 3/07/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {840115/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2020 Legislative Date 3/07/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2020 Legislative Date 3/08/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (95-42) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2020 Legislative Date 3/07/2020 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/10/2020 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2020 Legislative Date 3/12/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (31-15) Proceedings 51 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/13/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 50 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 116 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	1/17/2020	1/17/2020	First Reading Environment and Transportation
House	1/17/2020	1/17/2020	Hearing 2/04 at 2:00 p.m.
House	1/17/2020	1/17/2020	Hearing canceled
House	1/17/2020	1/17/2020	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/06/2020	3/06/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/09/2020	3/06/2020	Favorable with Amendments {840115/1	43AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/09/2020	3/06/2020	Motion Special Order until 3/10 (Delegate Holmes) Adopted	43AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2020	3/07/2020	Favorable with Amendments {840115/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2020	3/07/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	44 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act
House	3/11/2020	3/08/2020	Third Reading Passed (95-42)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/12/2020	3/07/2020	Referred Judicial Proceedings	46 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2020	3/15/2020	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	3/15/2020	3/10/2020	Favorable Adopted	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/15/2020	3/10/2020	Second Reading Passed	49 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2020	3/12/2020	Third Reading Passed (31-15)	51 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2020	3/13/2020	Returned Passed	50 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 116
			Text - Chapter - Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act

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