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Maryland General Assembly · HB1221 · Approved by the Governor - Chapter 9 (Chapter 9)

Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act)

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Officially: “Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act) Read the full text

2026 session

What it does

Requiring certain short-term rental units to post certain evacuation diagrams and certain emergency telephone numbers in the unit and to provide certain fire extinguishers and smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms in the unit; requiring a certain short-term rental host to replace a smoke alarm and carbon monoxide alarm under certain circumstances; requiring certain counties or Baltimore City to require, through local law or regulation, certain inspections and to report certain information to t
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Where it is

First reading, house of origin · Feb 10, 2026
Hearing · Mar 5, 2026
Committee report, house of origin: Favorable with Amendments · Mar 18, 2026
Second reading, house of origin: Passed with Amendments · Mar 5, 2026
Third reading, house of origin: Passed · Mar 8, 2026
First reading, opposite house · Mar 5, 2026
Committee report, opposite house: Favorable · Apr 2, 2026
Second reading, opposite house: Passed · Mar 16, 2026
Third reading, opposite house: Passed · Mar 18, 2026

The numbers

2
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

Delegate FoleyDelegate Hutchinson
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 9 (as of Aug 30, 2026).