Maryland Senate Bill 450 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Passed on May 16 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 768
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Prohibiting a landlord from using a lease or form of lease that contains a provision that limits a tenant's ability to summon, or penalizes a tenant or another individual solely for summoning, the assistance of law enforcement or emergency services; prohibiting a landlord from taking certain retaliatory actions because a tenant or another individual summons the assistance of law enforcement or emergency services for certain purposes; prohibiting a local jurisdiction from enacting certain laws; etc.

Real Property - Limitations on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services - Prohibition

Sen. Dawn Gile [D]

Sen. Shelly Hettleman [D]

Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher [D]

2023-04-06 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 99 N: 37 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2023-03-10 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-16	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 768
2023-04-07	Senate	Returned Passed
2023-04-06	House	Third Reading Passed (99-37)
2023-04-05	House	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2023-04-05	House	Favorable Report by Judiciary
2023-03-22	House	Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-03-18	House	Referred Judiciary
2023-03-10	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-1)
2023-03-08	Senate	Second Reading Passed
2023-03-08	Senate	Favorable Adopted
2023-03-07	Senate	Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2023-02-02	Senate	Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
2023-02-02	Senate	First Reading Judicial Proceedings

HB215 (Crossfiled) 2023-05-16 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 769
HB323 (Carry Over) 2022-03-23 - Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Real Property	14	126	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Real Property	8	208	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Real Property	8	208.1	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0450?ys=2023RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0450f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0450t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_768_sb0450t.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0450_jpr.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes_comm/sb0450_jud.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/Senate/0330.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/votes/House/1115.pdf