Legislation - HB0774

Title: Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
Sponsored by: Delegates Wilkins and Smith
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Authorizing a county to adopt, by local law or ordinance, provisions prohibiting certain landlords of residential property from failing to renew a lease during the lease period or from terminating a holdover tenancy without good cause; establishing certain requirements and prohibitions for a local law or ordinance adopted in accordance with the Act; etc.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Rules

Committee Testimony

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0462

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0709 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2026 Legislative Date 2/04/2026 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/09/2026 Legislative Date 2/09/2026 Action Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2026 Legislative Date 4/02/2026 Action Favorable Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2026 Legislative Date 3/17/2026 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2026 Legislative Date 3/17/2026 Action Motion Special Order until 04/03 (Delegate Adams) Adopted Proceedings 54 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Floor Amendment {703728/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (37-80) Proceedings 55AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Floor Amendment {913524/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Adopted Proceedings 55AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Floor Amendment {913120/1 (Delegate Arentz) Adopted Proceedings 55AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Floor Amendment {283420/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (36-79) Proceedings 55AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Floor Amendment {233222/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (34-78) Proceedings 55AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Floor Amendment {113420/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (35-80) Proceedings 55AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Floor Amendment {243228/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (36-77) Proceedings 55AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Floor Amendment {203423/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (32-76) Proceedings 55AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Floor Amendment {153525/1 (Delegate Arentz) Rejected (33-77) Proceedings 55AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Floor Amendment {733221/1 (Delegate T. Morgan) Rejected (33-76) Proceedings 55AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Floor Amendment {603727/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (37-71) Proceedings 55AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/03/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 55AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/06/2026 Legislative Date 3/19/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (84-41) Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2026 Legislative Date 3/18/2026 Action Referred Rules Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/04/2026	2/04/2026	First Reading Economic Matters
			Text - First - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
House	2/09/2026	2/09/2026	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2026	4/02/2026	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
House	4/02/2026	3/17/2026	Favorable Adopted	54 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/02/2026	3/17/2026	Motion Special Order until 04/03 (Delegate Adams) Adopted	54 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Floor Amendment {703728/1 (Delegate Adams) Rejected (37-80)	55AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Floor Amendment {913524/1 (Delegate Tomlinson) Adopted	55AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Floor Amendment {913120/1 (Delegate Arentz) Adopted	55AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Floor Amendment {283420/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (36-79)	55AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Floor Amendment {233222/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (34-78)	55AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Floor Amendment {113420/1 (Delegate Wivell) Rejected (35-80)	55AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Floor Amendment {243228/1 (Delegate Rose) Rejected (36-77)	55AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Floor Amendment {203423/1 (Delegate M. Morgan) Rejected (32-76)	55AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Floor Amendment {153525/1 (Delegate Arentz) Rejected (33-77)	55AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Floor Amendment {733221/1 (Delegate T. Morgan) Rejected (33-76)	55AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Floor Amendment {603727/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (37-71)	55AClick to view Recorded Media
House	4/03/2026	3/18/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	55AClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction)
House	4/06/2026	3/19/2026	Third Reading Passed (84-41)	56 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/07/2026	3/18/2026	Referred Rules	57 Click to view Recorded Media

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