Legislation

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; authorizing 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 form titled "Petition to Shield a Failure to Pay Rent Action Record" by October 1, 2024; etc.

Committees

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

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Details

Cross-filed with: SB0019

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0034 Session: 2023 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): August 1, 2024, October 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/12/2023 Legislative Date 10/12/2023 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2024 Legislative Date 1/10/2024 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 Shielding of Court Records Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Racial Equity Impact Note Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/06/2024 Legislative Date 2/06/2024 Action Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) 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 4/01/2024 Legislative Date 4/01/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2024 Legislative Date 3/17/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {513221/1 Adopted Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/01/2024 Legislative Date 3/17/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 56 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/02/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (96-40) Proceedings 57 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/17/2024 Action Referred Rules Proceedings 62 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/05/2024 Legislative Date 4/05/2024 Action Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	10/12/2023	10/12/2023	Pre-filed
House	1/10/2024	1/10/2024	First Reading Environment and Transportation and Judiciary
			Text - First - Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Prohibition on Rent Increases and Shielding of Court Records
			Text - Racial Equity Impact Note
House	2/06/2024	2/06/2024	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation)
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2024	4/01/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation
House	4/01/2024	3/17/2024	Favorable with Amendments {513221/1 Adopted	56 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/01/2024	3/17/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	56 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Failure to Pay Rent Proceedings - Shielding of Court Records
House	4/02/2024	3/18/2024	Third Reading Passed (96-40)	57 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/17/2024	Referred Rules	62 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/05/2024	4/05/2024	Rereferred to Judicial Proceedings

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