Registered lobbyist
Hugo E Cantu
AOBA · 202-306-3232 · on file 2023 to 2026
Clients on file
1
1 in Nov 2025 - Oct 2026
Reported compensation
$0
all years on file
Bills testified on
33
16 for · 16 against · 3 info
Got their outcome
70%
19 of 27 decided bills
Who they are and whom they represent
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Testimony on record
2026 Regular Session24 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 78 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land | UNFPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| HB 80 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures | FWAPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| HB 90 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property | UNFPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| HB 104 Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense | UNFPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| HB 153 Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement | INFOPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Passed both chambers |
| HB 204 Drinking Water - Regulation - Control and Prevention of Waterborne Disease | FWAPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| HB 213 Evidence – Interception of Oral Communications – Fair Housing Testing | UNFPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| HB 894 Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | FAVPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Enacted |
| HB 1105 Statute of Limitations - Civil Suits to Enforce Local Consumer Protection Codes | UNFPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Passed both chambers |
| HB 1213 State Transfer Tax - Rate - Alterations (Housing Affordability for Buyers and Sellers) | UNFPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1497 Charles County - Rent Stabilization - Seniors | UNF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| SB 12 Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement | INFOPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Enacted |
| SB 12 Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement | FAVPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Enacted |
| SB 49 Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense | UNFPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| SB 180 Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing | UNFPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Passed both chambers |
| SB 224 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property | UNFPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| SB 264 Drinking Water - Regulation - Control and Prevention of Waterborne Disease | FWAPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| SB 267 Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight and Approval (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act) | INFOPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| SB 274 Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations and Discriminatory Effect | FWA | Apartments and Office Building Association | Passed both chambers |
| SB 389 Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | FAVPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Passed both chambers |
| SB 389 Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) | FAVPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Passed both chambers |
| SB 457 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land | UNFPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| SB 635 Residential Real Property - Notice of Landlord Entry - Tenant Consent | FAVPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| SB 953 Charles County - Rent Stabilization - Seniors | UNF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
2025 Regular Session8 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 23 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property | UNFPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| HB 202 Criminal Law - Fraud - Conveyance, Lease, or Possession of Residential Real Property | FAVPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1257 Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures | FWAPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1496 Building Code - Construction and Significant Renovation of Housing Units - Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces | UNFPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| HB 1554 Sales and Use Tax - Taxable Business Services - Alterations | UNFPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| SB 107 Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing | UNFPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Did not advance |
| SB 327 Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes Expansion Act | FWAPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Enacted |
| SB 856 Mold - Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act) | FWAPDF | Apartments and Office Building Association | Enacted |
2021 Regular Session3 appearances
| Bill | Position | Appearing for | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 15 Creating Governor's Office of Immigrant Affairs | FAV | Enacted | |
| HB 142 Income Tax - Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit - Alterations | FAVPDF | Did not advance | |
| HB 792 Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Periods - University and College Textbooks | FAVPDF | Did not advance |