HB 80 — Maryland
Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures
Requiring a landlord to provide certain information to prospective tenants about fees imposed on tenants and prohibiting a landlord from imposing a mandatory fee that was not disclosed; applying the Act to a lease signed or renewed on or after October 1, 2026, and a landlord that offers four or more dwelling units for rent; and authorizing a tenant to file a claim against a landlord for a violation of the Act on or after February 1, 2027, and during the tenancy or up to 2 years after the tenancy expired.
Latest action: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. · Mar 20, 2026
Synopsis written by the legislature's own staff, as published on the official bill page. Status label is derived from the recorded actions. The full text below is the record.
Committees: Economic Matters (House of Delegates); Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
Updated Mar 20, 2026
Timeline
Pre-filed
Aug 13, 2025 · House of Delegates
First Reading Economic Matters
Jan 14, 2026 · House of Delegates
Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Jan 19, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
Mar 3, 2026 · House of Delegates
Favorable with Amendments {
Mar 4, 2026 · House of Delegates
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Mar 4, 2026 · House of Delegates
Third Reading Passed
Mar 5, 2026 · House of Delegates
Referred Judicial Proceedings
Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Sponsored by Joe Vogel
House of Delegates vote — 94–35
On Third Reading · Feb 24, 2026 · result: pass
94 yea · 35 nay · 12 absent, excused, abstain or not voting
Official records. Maryland legislators, bills and roll-call votes from the Maryland General Assembly, imported through Open States on Oct 27, 2026 (partial import — not yet the full session). Accuracy review against the official site is still under way. Campaign-finance records for Maryland are not imported yet.