HB1218 — Safe and Healthy Homes for All Act
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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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 February 11, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, Office of Landlord and Tenant Affairs in consultation with the Attorney General to develop a plan to identify certain severe health and safety risk properties in the State and take related actions; requiring the Department to submit the plan and certain recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by August 31, 2027; and requiring the Department to publish a list of the names of the severe health and safety risk properties publicly on its website.
Bill Text
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Read HB1218 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins · Primary
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on · 41 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat
Co-sponsors (1)
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips Democrat
Not signed on (186)
186 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 186 →"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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| Democrat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Republican | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 24 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 51% | 19% | 0% | 30% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 2 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 99 | 36 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 26% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1218 do?
- Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, Office of Landlord and Tenant Affairs in consultation with the Attorney General to develop a plan to identify certain severe health and safety risk properties in the State and take related actions; requiring the Department to submit the plan and certain recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly by August 31, 2027; and requiring the Department to publish a list of the names of the severe health and safety risk properties publicly on its website.
- Who sponsors HB1218?
- HB1218 is sponsored by Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democrat) and Delegate N. Scott Phillips (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1218?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 11, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB1218?
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