# Maryland SB 0335: Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting Maryland SB 0335, Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Sara Love (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 773); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0335-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0335 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 773 - Sponsor: Sara Love (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 6 - Subjects: Human Relations, Civil Rights, Commission on, Civil Rights and Social Equity, Credit, Discrimination, Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes, Forms, Housing and Community Development, Department of, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Landlords and Tenants, Leases and Rent, Low-Income, Public Benefits -see also- Housing; MedAsst; SupplNutrAsstP, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Rules and Regulations, Signatures, Utilities -see also- Recycl; Refuse; Sewage; Teleph; Water - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (167 yes, 57 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Stronger housing protections for subsidy renters: mixed, medium. The law protects renters who use income‑based housing subsidies. If a landlord uses credit or other financial info, they may not deny you for your income, your credit score or lack of score, or credit problems from a time before you had the subsidy. Dates can be confirmed with your statement, vouch… - Tenants can report on-time rent: mixed, low. Landlords who own six or more units must offer tenants the option to report on‑time rent to at least one credit agency. For leases signed on or after October 1, 2026, the offer appears at signing and at least once a year. For earlier leases, the first offer is due by January 1, 2027, then at least… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Sara Love (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Charles (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Shaneka Henson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelly Hettleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Clarence K. Lam (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: C. Anthony Muse (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 101 | 34 | 5 | | 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 34 | 12 | 1 | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 32 | 11 | | ## Actions (20) - 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 773 - 2026-04-13: Passed Enrolled (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (34-12) (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (101-34) (House) - 2026-04-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-04-11: Favorable with Amendments {843423/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-04-11: 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) - 2026-03-26: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-03-24: Referred Economic Matters (House) - 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (32-11) (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments {703226/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate) - 2026-01-28: Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-01-23: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_773_sb0335e.pdf) - Enrolled, 2026-04-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0335e.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0335t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0335f.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 - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_773_sb0335e.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0335e.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0335t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0335f.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-SB0335-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).