These crucial bills are on the Senate floor today, the final day of the 2021 General Assembly session: HB 1312, COVID-19 Eviction and Housing Relief Act, and HB 31, creating an eviction filing surcharge that funds access to counsel.
HB 18, the bill creating a statewide program for access to counsel in evictions, has passed in the Senate and returned to the House, where we urge leadership to concur.
Renters United Maryland calls on the Senate to pass HB 1312 and HB 31 without weakening amendments. We call on the House to concur on HB 18, HB 31, and HB 1312 in their strongest forms.
