2026 Regular Session
HB543
Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Family Child Care Homes
Authorizing a landlord to impose an increased security deposit if a tenant operates or plans to operate a family child care home on the leased premises; prohibiting a landlord of certain residential rental property from prohibiting or unreasonably limiting the operation of a family child care home on the property; providing that landlords of certain residential rental property are immune from civil liability; authorizing a landlord to require a certain tenant to purchase a liability insurance policy; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
1 roll call are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 17, 2026 · House
Motion Special Order until 03/18 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected
Failed
34 yea–88 nay · 14 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
January 27, 2026 · House
Economic Matters
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Motion Laid Over (Delegate Hartman) Adopted View roll call
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House Floor Amendment {833628/1 (Delegate Hartman)
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House Motion Special Order until 03/18 (Delegate Hartman) Rejected (34-88)
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House Favorable Adopted View roll call
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House Favorable Report by Economic Matters
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House Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
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House First Reading Economic Matters