SB 335

Landlord and Tenant - Discrimination in Housing for Income-Based Housing Subsidies and Positive Rental History Reporting

Sponsor: Sara Love (District 16)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Human RelationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 773 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that a certain landlord may not refuse to rent to a prospective tenant who pays rent with the assistance of an income-based housing subsidy under certain circumstances; providing that a violation of a provision of the Act is a discriminatory housing practice and is subject to enforcement by the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights; requiring that a certain landlord of residential real property offer a certain tenant the option of having positive rental payment history reported to a certain consumer reporting agency; etc.

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Testimony (73)

MGA witness list

FAV 50FavorableFWA 14Favorable with amendmentsUNF 9Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Crutchfield, Adria	Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hovermale, Emilylobbyist	Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Michaels, Charles	Beyond the Boundaries	Written (PDF)
FAV	Muckle, Lonialobbyist	CASH Campaign of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duvall, Jessamine	Columbia Housing Center, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Community Development Network of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Community Legal Services	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Chuck	Department of Housing and Community Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Day, Jake	Department of Housing and Community Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dews, Christopherlobbyist	Dews & Associates	Position only
FAV	Dickinson, Leslie	Disability Rights Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Earle, Nicole	Dominion Community Development Corporation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist	Economic Action Maryland Fund	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McClannahan, Susie	Equal Rights Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Lawanda	Health Care for the Homeless	Oral
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Howard County Office of County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blandon, Teri	Interfaith Works	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krueger, Liz	Interfaith Works, Inc.	Oral
FAV	Brown, Pamela	Maryland Association of Local Management Boards	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dove, S. Spencer	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dove, S. Spencer	Maryland Commission on Civil Rights	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shah, Zafar	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Love, Sara	Maryland State Senator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Sara	Maryland State Senator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Frey, Leslie	Montgomery County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Snyder, Co-Chair, Abby	Poverty Free Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Davis, Katherine	Pro Bono Resource Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Puentes, Ericalobbyist	Progressive Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Collins, Jocelynlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Collins, Jocelynlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Turner, Albert	Renters United Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kugel, Katrinalobbyist	SEEC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ortega, Chelsea	Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schneider, Glennlobbyist	The Horizon Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schneider, Glennlobbyist	The Horizon Foundation	Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lent, Michael	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mercer, Jenniferlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Richardson, Taneeka	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Love, Senator Lovelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Love, Senator Lovelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Love, Senator Lovelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Shifrin, Jo	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Cerrito, Michael	CERRITO REALTY LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	White, Virginia	Maryland Association of Counties	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Anleu, Brianlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FWA	Hovermale, Emilylobbyist	Baltimore Regional Housing Partnership	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

Baltimore Regional Housing PartnershipFAV 2FWA 1

Beyond the BoundariesFAV 1

CASH Campaign of MarylandFAV 1FWA 1

CDIAFWA 1

CERRITO REALTY LLCUNF 1

Chesapeake Physicians for Social ResponsibilityFWA 1

Columbia Housing Center, Inc.FAV 1

Community Development Network of MarylandFAV 1

Community Legal ServicesFAV 1FWA 1

Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentFAV 2

Dews & AssociatesFAV 1

Disability Rights MarylandFAV 1FWA 1

Dominion Community Development CorporationFAV 1

Economic Action Maryland FundFAV 1FWA 1

Equal Rights CenterFAV 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 3

Howard County Office of County ExecutiveFAV 1

Interfaith WorksFAV 1

Interfaith Works, Inc.FAV 1

Maryland Association of CountiesUNF 1

Maryland Association of Local Management BoardsFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFWA 1

Maryland Commission on Civil RightsFAV 2

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 2

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland State SenatorFAV 2

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 1FWA 1

Montgomery CountyFAV 1

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational FundFWA 1

Poverty Free MarylandFAV 1FWA 1

Pro Bono Resource CenterFAV 1

Progressive MarylandFAV 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 2

Renters United MarylandFAV 1

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCUNF 2

Santoni, Vocci & Ortega, LLCFAV 1FWA 1

SEECFAV 1

The Horizon FoundationFAV 2

Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice MinistryFAV 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

FAVDews, ChristopherDews & AssociatesRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…

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

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVPuentes, EricaProgressive MarylandRegistered for: Progressive Maryland

FAVCollins, JocelynPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Bard College; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; HealthCare Access Maryland…

FAVKugel, KatrinaSEECRegistered for: SEEC

FAVSchneider, GlennThe Horizon FoundationRegistered for: Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The

FAVMercer, JenniferRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

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…

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

UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…

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

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

FWABevan-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

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