Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland SB274: Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations and Discriminatory Effect
Status: Passed one chamber, April 13, 2026
Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt certain regulations related to affirmatively furthering fair housing; 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.
What the bill says
From the chaptered text, April 13, 2026:
SB0274/983528/1 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT BILL NO.: SB 274 SPONSOR: Senator Sydnor SUBJECT: Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations and Discriminatory Effect THIRD READING CALENDAR HOUSE NO. 54 SENATE NO. 57 Hon. William C. Ferguson, IV, President of the Senate Hon. Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, Speaker of the House of Delegates Your Conference Committee on the Disagreeing votes of the two Houses has met and, after full and free conference, recommends: (1) That the Economic Matters Committee Amendments (SB0274/583126/1) be rejected. (2) That the attached Conference Committee Amendments (SB0274/623720/1) be adopted. Senate Members: House Members: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Chair, Charles E. Sydnor, III Chair, Marlon Amprey ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Shaneka Henson Lorig Charkoudian ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Chris West Steven J. Arentz ____________________________________________________________________________ Read in the Senate: Read in the House of Delegates: ____________________________________________________________________________ Amendment Office Delivers Report to: ( ) Chief Clerk (X) Secretary, Senate
Sponsors
- Charles Sydnor (D, SD-044) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Third Reading Passed (33-11)
- : Conference Committee Report {983528/1 Adopted
- : House Conference Committee Appointed (Delegates Amprey, Charkoudian and Arentz)
- : House Refuses Recede
- : Senate Conference Committee Appointed (Senators Sydnor, Henson and West)
- : Senate Requests House Recede
- : Senate Refuses Concur House Amendments
- : Third Reading Passed (99-35)
- : Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- : Favorable with Amendments {583126/1 Adopted
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (33-11) (April 13, 2026): 33 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (99-35) (April 10, 2026): 99 yea, 35 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (30-11) (March 20, 2026): 30 yea, 11 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB274?
- SB274 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations and Discriminatory Effect.
- What does SB274 do?
- Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt certain regulations related to affirmatively furthering fair housing; 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.
- What is the status of SB274?
- Passed one chamber as of April 13, 2026. Latest action: Third Reading Passed (33-11) (April 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB274?
- Charles Sydnor (D, SD-044).
- Where is the official record for SB274?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0274?ys=2026RS
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