HB0573 — Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory Effect
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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20 sponsors
1 primary, 19 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (20 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 4 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt certain regulations related to affirmatively furthering fair housing; providing that certain discriminatory housing practices may be committed without intent; prohibiting a person from acting in a certain manner that has a discriminatory effect; and providing that certain conduct necessary to achieve certain nondiscriminatory interests does not constitute a certain violation.
Bill Text
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Read HB0573 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Deni Taveras · Primary
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Diana M. Fennell · Cosponsor
- Delegate Linda Foley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Julian Ivey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno · Cosponsor
- Delegate Darrell Odom · Cosponsor
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff · Cosponsor
- Delegate Ryan Spiegel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jen Terrasa · Cosponsor
- Delegate Veronica Turner · Cosponsor
- Delegate Joe Vogel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sarah Wolek · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 19 co-sponsors · 168 not signed on · 45 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Deni Taveras Democrat
Co-sponsors (19)
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero Democrat
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Diana M. Fennell Democrat
- Delegate Linda Foley Democrat
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Julian Ivey Democrat
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno Democrat
- Delegate Darrell Odom Democrat
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff Democrat
- Delegate Ryan Spiegel Democrat
- Delegate Jen Terrasa Democrat
- Delegate Veronica Turner Democrat
- Delegate Joe Vogel Democrat
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
- Delegate Sarah Wolek Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
Not signed on (168)
168 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 168 →"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.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 98 | 34 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 24% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 33 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 26% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 23 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 62% | 23% | 0% | 15% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 31 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 96 | 36 | 0 | 9 |
| % of votes cast | 68% | 26% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0573 do?
- Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt certain regulations related to affirmatively furthering fair housing; providing that certain discriminatory housing practices may be committed without intent; prohibiting a person from acting in a certain manner that has a discriminatory effect; and providing that certain conduct necessary to achieve certain nondiscriminatory interests does not constitute a certain violation.
- Who sponsors HB0573?
- HB0573 is sponsored by Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Diana M. Fennell (Democrat), Delegate Linda Foley (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Julian Ivey (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno (Democrat), Delegate Darrell Odom (Democrat), Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Ryan Spiegel (Democrat), Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), Delegate Veronica Turner (Democrat), Delegate Joe Vogel (Democrat), Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), Delegate Sarah Wolek (Democrat), and Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0573?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 28, 2026. Enacted.
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