Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 22 D cosponsors

HB0543 — Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Family Child Care Homes

Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Stalled 6% · moderate confidence

  • Introduced

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 24 sponsors

    1 primary, 23 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (22 D).

  • Failed a recorded vote

    Failed 1 recorded vote so far — a real headwind.

Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.

Summary

Authorizing a landlord to impose an increased security deposit if a tenant operates or plans to operate a family child care home on the leased premises; prohibiting a landlord of certain residential rental property from prohibiting or unreasonably limiting the operation of a family child care home on the property; providing that landlords of certain residential rental property are immune from civil liability; authorizing a landlord to require a certain tenant to purchase a liability insurance policy; applying the Act prospectively; etc.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read HB0543 on the official Maryland source →

Action History

  1. Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable

  2. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  3. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 23 co-sponsors · 164 not signed on · 61 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (23)

Not signed on (164)

164 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Floor vote

Failed 34 Yea · 88 Nay · 19 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 6701
Republican 28006
Democrat 081012
Total 3488019
% of votes cast 24%62%0%13%
How each member voted (141)
Member Party Vote
Schmidt — Yea
Grammer — Yea
Hinebaugh — Yea
Mangione — Yea
Speaker — Nay
Watson — Nay
Guzzone — Nay
Holmes — Nay
Conaway — Nay
Young — Nay
Jones, D. — Nay
Jones, A. — Not Voting
Morgan, M. — Yea
Morgan, T. — Yea
Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat Nay
Delegate Adrian Boafo Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Aletheia McCaskill Democrat Nay
Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison Democrat Nay
Delegate Andrew C. Pruski Democrat Nay
Delegate Anne Healey Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser Democrat Nay
Delegate Ashanti Martinez Democrat Nay
Delegate Ben Barnes Democrat Nay
Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat Nay
Delegate Bonnie Cullison Democrat Nay
Delegate Brian M. Crosby Democrat Not Voting
Delegate C. T. Wilson Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Catherine M. Forbes Democrat Nay
Delegate Chao Wu Democrat Nay
Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield Democrat Nay
Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat Nay
Delegate Dana Stein Democrat Nay
Delegate Darrell Odom Democrat Nay
Delegate David Fraser-Hidalgo Democrat Nay
Delegate David Moon Democrat Nay
Delegate Debra Davis Democrat Nay
Delegate Deni Taveras Democrat Nay
Delegate Denise Roberts Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Derrick Coley Democrat Nay
Delegate Diana M. Fennell Democrat Nay
Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat Nay
Delegate Edith J. Patterson Democrat Nay
Delegate Elizabeth Embry Democrat Nay
Delegate Emily Shetty Democrat Nay
Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat Nay
Delegate Gabriel Acevero Democrat Nay
Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno Democrat Nay
Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat Nay
Delegate Greg Wims Democrat Nay
Delegate Harry Bhandari Democrat Nay
Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat Nay
Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett Democrat Nay
Delegate Jackie Addison Democrat Nay
Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat Nay
Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat Nay
Delegate Jen Terrasa Democrat Nay
Delegate Jennifer White Holland Democrat Nay
Delegate Jessica Feldmark Democrat Nay
Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat Nay
Delegate Joe Vogel Democrat Nay
Delegate Jon S. Cardin Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Julian Ivey Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Julie Palakovich Carr Democrat Nay
Delegate Karen Simpson Democrat Nay
Delegate Karen Toles Democrat Nay
Delegate Kenneth Kerr Democrat Nay
Delegate Kent Roberson Democrat Nay
Delegate Kim Ross Democrat Nay
Delegate Kris Fair Democrat Nay
Delegate Kriselda Valderrama Democrat Nay
Delegate Kym Taylor Democrat Nay
Delegate Lesley J. Lopez Democrat Nay
Delegate Lily Qi Democrat Nay
Delegate Linda Foley Democrat Nay
Delegate Lorig Charkoudian Democrat Nay
Delegate Luke Clippinger Democrat Nay
Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff Democrat Nay
Delegate Marc Korman Democrat Nay
Delegate Mark Edelson Democrat Nay
Delegate Mark S. Chang Democrat Nay
Delegate Marlon Amprey Democrat Nay
Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat Nay
Delegate Matthew J. Schindler Democrat Nay
Delegate Melissa Wells Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Michele Guyton Democrat Nay
Delegate Mike Rogers Democrat Nay
Delegate N. Scott Phillips Democrat Nay
Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat Nay
Delegate Nick Allen Democrat Nay
Delegate Nicole A. Williams Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Pam Queen Democrat Nay
Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Robbyn Lewis Democrat Nay
Delegate Ryan Spiegel Democrat Nay
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg Democrat Nay
Delegate Sarah Wolek Democrat Nay
Delegate Sean A. Stinnett Democrat Nay
Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat Nay
Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat Nay
Delegate Steve Johnson Democrat Nay
Delegate Steve Johnson Democrat Nay
Delegate Teresa Woorman Democrat Nay
Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat Nay
Delegate Tiffany T. Alston Democrat Not Voting
Delegate Vaughn Stewart Democrat Nay
Delegate Veronica Turner Democrat Nay
Delegate April Miller Republican Yea
Delegate April Rose Republican Yea
Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti Republican Yea
Delegate Barry Beauchamp Republican Yea
Delegate Brian Chisholm Republican Yea
Delegate Chris Tomlinson Republican Yea
Delegate Christopher Eric Bouchat Republican Not Voting
Delegate Christopher T. Adams Republican Yea
Delegate H. Kevin Anderson Republican Yea
Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican Yea
Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican Yea
Delegate Jefferson L. Ghrist Republican Not Voting
Delegate Jesse T. Pippy Republican Yea
Delegate Joshua J. Stonko Republican Not Voting
Delegate Kathy Szeliga Republican Yea
Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican Yea
Delegate LaToya Nkongolo Republican Yea
Delegate Lauren Arikan Republican Yea
Delegate Mark N. Fisher Republican Not Voting
Delegate Mike Griffith Republican Not Voting
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican Yea
Delegate Ric Metzgar Republican Yea
Delegate Robert B. Long Republican Not Voting
Delegate Robert B. Long Republican Yea
Delegate Ryan Nawrocki Republican Yea
Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican Yea
Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican Yea
Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican Yea
Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Yea
Delegate Terry L. Baker Republican Yea
Delegate Thomas S. Hutchinson Republican Yea
Delegate Wayne A. Hartman Republican Yea
Delegate William J. Wivell Republican Yea
Delegate William Valentine Republican Yea

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Subjects

housing civil-rights labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB0543 do?
Authorizing a landlord to impose an increased security deposit if a tenant operates or plans to operate a family child care home on the leased premises; prohibiting a landlord of certain residential rental property from prohibiting or unreasonably limiting the operation of a family child care home on the property; providing that landlords of certain residential rental property are immune from civil liability; authorizing a landlord to require a certain tenant to purchase a liability insurance policy; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Who sponsors HB0543?
HB0543 is sponsored by Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Lewis, Delegate Michele Guyton (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat), Delegate Pam Lanman Guzzone (Democrat), Delegate Anne Healey (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Lesley J. Lopez (Democrat), Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Delegate Pam Queen (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), Delegate Sarah Wolek (Democrat), Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat), Delegate Teresa Woorman (Democrat), and Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB0543?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 27, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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