Legislation

Title: Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Prohibition on Rent Increases and Shielding of Court Records
Sponsored by: Delegates Hill, Boyce, Foley, Holmes, Ruth, Stewart, and Terrasa
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Racial Equity Impact Note

Synopsis

Prohibiting a landlord from increasing a tenant's rent because a judgment was entered against the tenant in a failure to pay rent action; requiring the District Court to shield all court records within 60 days after the final resolution of a failure to pay rent proceeding under certain circumstances; requiring the District Court to shield all court records relating to a failure to pay rent proceeding, on motion by a tenant, under certain circumstances; requiring the Maryland Judiciary to publish a certain form; etc.

Committees

Original:: Environment and Transportation Click to view Recorded Media; Judiciary

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media

Committee Testimony

Witness List

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0134 Session: 2022 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): August 1, 2023, October 1, 2023

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/27/2022 Legislative Date 10/27/2022 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/11/2023 Legislative Date 1/11/2023 Action First Reading Environment and Transportation and Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Prohibition on Rent Increases and Sealing of Court Records Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/12/2023 Legislative Date 1/12/2023 Action Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2023 Legislative Date 1/17/2023 Action Hearing canceled (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/17/2023 Legislative Date 1/17/2023 Action Hearing 1/26 at 2:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Racial Equity Impact Note Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/16/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/07/2023 Action Favorable with Amendments {523924/1 Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/07/2023 Action Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Barve) Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/08/2023 Action Floor Amendment {483525/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (37-96) Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/16/2023 Legislative Date 3/08/2023 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Prohibition on Rent Increases and Shielding of Court Records Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2023 Legislative Date 3/11/2023 Action Third Reading Passed (97-36) Proceedings 48AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/20/2023 Legislative Date 3/11/2023 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/22/2023 Legislative Date 3/22/2023 Action Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/27/2022	10/27/2022	Pre-filed
House	1/11/2023	1/11/2023	First Reading Environment and Transportation and Judiciary
			Text - First - Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Prohibition on Rent Increases and Sealing of Court Records
House	1/12/2023	1/12/2023	Hearing 1/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
House	1/17/2023	1/17/2023	Hearing canceled (Environment and Transportation)
House	1/17/2023	1/17/2023	Hearing 1/26 at 2:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
			Text - Racial Equity Impact Note
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2023	3/16/2023	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/16/2023	3/07/2023	Favorable with Amendments {523924/1 Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2023	3/07/2023	Motion Special Order until Next Session (Delegate Barve) Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2023	3/08/2023	Floor Amendment {483525/1 (Delegate Pippy) Rejected (37-96)	45 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/16/2023	3/08/2023	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	45 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Prohibition on Rent Increases and Shielding of Court Records
House	3/18/2023	3/11/2023	Third Reading Passed (97-36)	48AClick to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/20/2023	3/11/2023	Referred Judicial Proceedings	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/22/2023	3/22/2023	Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.

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