2023 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB577: Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Reentry-Into-Society Status

Legislative Summary

Establishing reentry-into-society status as a protected class for purposes of State fair housing laws and prohibiting discriminatory practices in residential real estate transactions and the sale or rental of a dwelling because of a person's reentry-into-society status; and defining "reentry-into-society status" as the state of having completed a court-ordered sentence of imprisonment.

Bill History

2/3/2023
First Reading Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
2/6/2023
Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/8/2023
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
2/27/2023
Withdrawn by Sponsor
House of Delegates

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/3/2023)
Chamber
House of Delegates
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Diana Fennell
Diana Fennell
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text2/3/2023137.5 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197048.9 KB