# Maryland SB 0274: Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations and Discriminatory Effect Maryland SB 0274, Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations and Discriminatory Effect, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-13 (Third Reading Passed (33-11)) (as of 2026-10-12). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0274-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-12 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0274 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations and Discriminatory Effect - Status: failed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-19 - Last action: 2026-04-13, Third Reading Passed (33-11) - Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Human Relations, Housing and Community Development, Awareness and Outreach, Boundaries, Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims, Civil Rights and Social Equity, Discrimination, Federal Government, Housing and Community Development, Department of, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Intergovernmental Cooperation -see also- AdmAgn; Cmts; etc., Leases and Rent, Nonprofit Organizations, Penalties and Sentences -see also- Death Penalty, Plans and Proposals, Real Estate -see also- Agents and Brokers, Reports, Rules and Regulations - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 3 (162 yes, 57 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 33 | 11 | 3 | | 2026-04-10 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 99 | 35 | 3 | | 2026-03-20 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 30 | 11 | 1 | ## Actions (35) - 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (33-11) (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Conference Committee Report {983528/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-13: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Amprey, Charkoudian and Arentz) (Senate) - 2026-04-13: House Refuses Recede (Senate) - 2026-04-13: House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Amprey, Charkoudian and Arentz) (House) - 2026-04-13: House Refuses Recede (House) - 2026-04-13: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Sydnor, Henson and West) (House) - 2026-04-13: Senate Requests House Recede (House) - 2026-04-13: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (House) - 2026-04-13: Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Sydnor, Henson and West) (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Senate Requests House Recede (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (99-35) (House) - 2026-04-08: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments {583126/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-04-08: Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters (House) - 2026-04-02: Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m. (House) - 2026-04-02: Hearing canceled (House) - 2026-04-02: Hearing 4/02 at 1:30 p.m. (House) - 2026-04-02: Hearing canceled (House) - 2026-03-24: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-03-21: Referred Economic Matters (House) - 2026-03-20: Third Reading Passed (30-11) (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments {683420/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Motion Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Floor Amendment {683420/1 (Senator Sydnor) (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments {993829/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Motion Special Order until Later Today (Senator Sydnor) Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments {993829/1 (Senate) - 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-01-27: Hearing canceled (Senate) - 2026-01-20: Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-01-19: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate) ## Bill text - Third Reading, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0274t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0274f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0274t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0274f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0274-2026RS (as of 2026-10-12).