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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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Opposite:: Environment and Transportation

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Cross-filed with: HB0231

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0812 Session: 2019 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/30/2020 Legislative Date 1/30/2020 Action First Reading Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/30/2020 Legislative Date 1/30/2020 Action Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/17/2020 Legislative Date 2/17/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/18/2020 Legislative Date 2/18/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {838173/1 Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/18/2020 Legislative Date 2/18/2020 Action Motion Laid Over (Senator Smith) Adopted Proceedings 30 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/19/2020 Legislative Date 2/19/2020 Action Favorable with Amendments {838173/1 Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/19/2020 Legislative Date 2/19/2020 Action Committee Amendment Adopted Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/19/2020 Legislative Date 2/19/2020 Action Favorable as Amended Adopted Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/19/2020 Legislative Date 2/19/2020 Action Floor Amendment {263922/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (17-29) Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/19/2020 Legislative Date 2/19/2020 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 31 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/21/2020 Legislative Date 2/21/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (34-12) Proceedings 33 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2020 Legislative Date 2/24/2020 Action Referred Environment and Transportation Proceedings 34 Click to view Recorded Media
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 Report by Environment and Transportation Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2020 Legislative Date 3/06/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 43AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2020 Legislative Date 3/06/2020 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 43AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2020 Legislative Date 3/07/2020 Action Floor Amendment {543524/1 (Delegate Morgan) Rejected (43-92) Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2020 Legislative Date 3/07/2020 Action Floor Amendment {583828/1 (Delegate Buckel) Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2020 Legislative Date 3/07/2020 Action Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Gilchrist) Adopted Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2020 Legislative Date 3/07/2020 Action Floor Amendment (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (43-94) Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2020 Legislative Date 3/07/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (94-42) Proceedings 44 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/11/2020 Legislative Date 3/06/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 45 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 117 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/30/2020	1/30/2020	First Reading Judicial Proceedings
			Text - First - Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act
Senate	1/30/2020	1/30/2020	Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/17/2020	2/17/2020	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
Senate	2/18/2020	2/18/2020	Favorable with Amendments {838173/1	30 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/18/2020	2/18/2020	Motion Laid Over (Senator Smith) Adopted	30 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/19/2020	2/19/2020	Favorable with Amendments {838173/1	31 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/19/2020	2/19/2020	Committee Amendment Adopted	31 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/19/2020	2/19/2020	Favorable as Amended Adopted	31 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/19/2020	2/19/2020	Floor Amendment {263922/1 (Senator Ready) Rejected (17-29)	31 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	2/19/2020	2/19/2020	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	31 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act
Senate	2/21/2020	2/21/2020	Third Reading Passed (34-12)	33 Click to view Recorded Media
House	2/24/2020	2/24/2020	Referred Environment and Transportation	34 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - House - Committee - Environment and Transportation	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/06/2020	3/06/2020	Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation
House	3/09/2020	3/06/2020	Favorable Adopted	43AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/09/2020	3/06/2020	Second Reading Passed	43AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2020	3/07/2020	Floor Amendment {543524/1 (Delegate Morgan) Rejected (43-92)	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2020	3/07/2020	Floor Amendment {583828/1 (Delegate Buckel)	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2020	3/07/2020	Motion Vote Previous Question (Delegate Gilchrist) Adopted	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2020	3/07/2020	Floor Amendment (Delegate Buckel) Rejected (43-94)	44 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2020	3/07/2020	Third Reading Passed (94-42)	44 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/11/2020	3/06/2020	Returned Passed	45 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 117
			Text - Chapter - Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act

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