HB 1073

Did not advance

Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act)

Sponsor: Robbyn Lewis (District 46)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Hearing 3/05 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a landlord from requiring or requesting from a prospective tenant certain information relating to criminal history and prohibiting a landlord from considering certain information when evaluating the prospective tenant; permitting a landlord to consider certain criminal history information prior to extending a conditional offer to a prospective tenant and requiring the landlord to consider certain information provided by a prospective tenant relating to a criminal history records check; etc.

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Testimony (50)

MGA witness list

FAV 39FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Anderson, Minister Thomas	BUILD (Baltimoreans United In Leadership Development)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hovermale, Emilylobbyist	Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muckle, Lonialobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alberts, Zachary	Center for Urban Families	Position only
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Community Legal Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Day, Jake	Department of Housing and Community Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist	Economic Action Maryland Fund	Written (PDF)
FAV	Robinson, Ramieka	Goucher Prison Education Program & BUILD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Goddard, Megan	Kizuna Solutions Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Qiana	Life After Release	Oral
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Zafar	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kemerer, Hannibal	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Written (PDF)
FAV	Scott, Waunita	Mavrik Village	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Goldstein, Laura	Montgomery County Counseling Center	Position only
FAV	Losak, Matthew	Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wheaton, David	NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund	Written (PDF)
FAV	anderson, shannice	Office of The Public Defender	Oral
FAV	Speaks, Terry	Out for Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Katherine	Pro Bono Resource Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Turner, Albert	Renters United Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Blaha, Katherine	SURJ	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ortega, Chelsea	Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Manekin, Thibault	Seawall	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Gary	Shore Legal Access	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Girard, Meredith	Shore Legal Access (formerly Mid-Shore Pro Bono)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Durrel	The Fair Chance Coalition	Oral
FAV	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
FAV	Bae, Johnlobbyist	Vera Institute of Justice	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kmiech, Jacob	We Are CASA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lewis, Delegate Lewislegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Girdner, Linnie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Position only
FAV	Mitchell, Martin	Individual	Oral
FAV	United, Baltimore Renters	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yost, E.V.	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenhawk, Janet	Moms For Liberty Talbot	Position only
UNF	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FWA	Taylor, Zachary	CDIA	Written (PDF)
FWA	Clark, Ashleylobbyist	Harris Jones & Malone, LLC	Written (PDF)
FWA	Auteri, Gabriellobbyist	Harris Jones and Malone	Oral
FWA	Anleu, Brianlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Jones, Lisalobbyist	Individual	Oral
INFO	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
INFO	ANDERSON, ARLISA	Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC)	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore Regional Housing PartnershipFAV 1

BUILD (Baltimoreans United In Leadership Development)FAV 1

CASH Campaign of MarylandFAV 1

CDIAFWA 1

Center for Urban FamiliesFAV 1

Community Legal ServicesFAV 1

Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralINFO 1

Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentFAV 1

Economic Action Maryland FundFAV 1

Goucher Prison Education Program & BUILDFAV 1

Harris Jones & Malone, LLCFWA 1

Harris Jones and MaloneFWA 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC)INFO 1

Kizuna Solutions Inc.FAV 1

Life After ReleaseFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderFAV 1

Mavrik VillageFAV 1

Moms For Liberty TalbotUNF 1

Montgomery County Counseling CenterFAV 1

Montgomery County Renters Alliance, Inc.FAV 1

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational FundFAV 1

Office of The Public DefenderFAV 1

Out for JusticeFAV 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterFAV 1

Renters United MarylandFAV 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCUNF 1

Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLCFAV 1

SeawallFAV 1

Shore Legal AccessFAV 1

Shore Legal Access (formerly Mid-Shore Pro Bono)FAV 1

SURJFAV 1

The Fair Chance CoalitionFAV 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformFAV 1

Vera Institute of JusticeFAV 1

We Are CASAFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHovermale, EmilyBaltimore Regional Housing PartnershipRegistered for: Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership

FAVMuckle, LoniaCASH Campaign of MarylandRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferEconomic Action Maryland FundRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVBae, JohnVera Institute of JusticeRegistered for: Vera Institute of Justice

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

UNFCastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…

FWAClark, AshleyHarris Jones & Malone, LLCRegistered for: Beltway Fine Wine; Chesapeake Employers' Insurance Company; Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee; Employ Prince George's, Inc.; Frederick Community College; Greater Baltimore Committee…

FWAAuteri, GabrielHarris Jones and MaloneRegistered for: Associated Builders & Contractors; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Baltimore Industrial Group; Baltimore Orioles Limited Partnership; Community Associations Institute/Maryland Legislative Action Committee…

FWAAnleu, BrianRegistered for: AOBA; Apartment & Office Building Association; National Apartment Association

FWAJones, LisaRegistered for: Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Associated Black Charities; Associated Builders & Contractors; Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) on behalf of National Strategies, LLC; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC…