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SB 438

EnactedCrossfile HB 618
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Commercial Law - Self-Service Storage Facilities - Alterations

Sponsor: Carl Jackson (District 8)Committee: FinanceSubject: Commercial Law - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 215 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting an occupant from using the occupant's self-service storage facility beyond the term of a rental agreement after delivery of a notice of nonrenewal; requiring an operator to give an occupant at least 30 days after delivery of a notice of nonrenewal to remove the occupant's personal property from the self-service storage facility; requiring an operator to give an occupant notice of intent to dispose of the occupant's personal property a certain number of days before the operator disposes of that personal property; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDeMinco, LynneBCRWPosition only
FAVBryant, DanielSelf Storage AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBereano, BrucelobbyistIndividualOral
FAVSenator Jackson, C., Senator Jackson, C.legislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Jackson, Senator JacksonlegislatorIndividualOral
INFOSakamoto-Wengel, SteveConsumer Protection DivisionWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.