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MD HB231

Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act


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Introduced
01/17/2020
In Committee
03/15/2020
Crossed Over
03/11/2020
Passed
03/17/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/08/2020

Introduced Session

2020 Regular Session

Bill Summary

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.

Committee Categories

Justice, Transportation and Infrastructure

Sponsors (38)

Brooke Lierman (D)* Gabriel Acevero (D),  Heather Bagnall (D),  Regina Boyce (D),  Ben Brooks (D),  Luke Clippinger (D),  Frank Conaway (D),  Bonnie Cullison (D),  Debra Davis (D),  Jessica Feldmark (D),  Diana Fennell (D),  David Fraser-Hidalgo (D),  Andrea Harrison (D),  Anne Healey (D),  Shelly Hettleman (D),  Marvin Holmes (D),  Marc Korman (D),  Carol Krimm (D),  Mary Lehman (D),  Jazz Lewis (D),  Robbyn Lewis (D),  Sara Love (D),  Eric Luedtke (D),  Maggie McIntosh (D),  Mike McKay (R),  David Moon (D),  Nick Mosby (D),  Julie Palakovich Carr (D),  Edith Patterson (D),  Kirill Reznik (D),  Sandy Rosenberg (D),  Sheila Ruth (D),  Emily Shetty (D),  Stephanie Smith (D),  Vaughn Stewart (D),  Jen Terrasa (D),  Kris Valderrama (D),  Melissa Wells (D), 

Last Action

Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 116 (on 05/08/2020)

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