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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund - Alteration"
+description: "Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund - Alteration"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
+legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
+session: "2022"
+identifier: "SB 279"
+citation: "Maryland SB 279 (2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hettleman", "Lee", "Sydnor"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2022-01-19"
+last_action: "2022-04-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/15be096d-259b-4d76-84a4-910df0f7834b"
+source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0279?ys=2022RS&search=True"
+source_hash: "b5fb83861749ea16d8897563ad51651ea3899cfb27d623029f2790ecfc14c769"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
+---
+
+# Maryland SB 279 (2022) — Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund - Alteration
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chapter - Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund - Alteration** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/Chapters_noln/CH_21_sb0279e.pdf)
+2. **Enrolled - Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund - Alteration** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0279e.pdf)
+3. **First - Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund - Alteration** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0279f.pdf)
+4. **Third - Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund - Alteration** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2022RS/bills/sb/sb0279t.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- On third reading — **46–0** (pass) · upper
+- On Third Reading (Amend) — **97–37** (pass) · lower
+- Bill is on third reading for final passage. — **46–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hettleman — primary (person)
+- Lee — primary (person)
+- Sydnor — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-01-19** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
+- **2022-01-20** Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2022-02-21** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-02-22** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-02-22** Committee Amendment Adopted
+- **2022-02-22** Motion Special Order until 2/23 (Senator Reilly) Adopted
+- **2022-02-23** Favorable with Amendments Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-02-23** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2022-02-25** Motion Special Order until 3/3 (Senator Smith) Adopted
+- **2022-03-04** Motion Special Order until 3/9 (Senator Smith) Adopted
+- **2022-03-10** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2022-03-11** Referred Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-28** Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2022-03-28** Hearing canceled
+- **2022-03-29** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-03-29** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-03-29** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2022-03-31** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2022-04-01** Senate Concurs House Amendments
+- **2022-04-01** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2022-04-01** Passed Enrolled
+- **2022-04-09** Enacted under Article II, Section 17(b) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/15be096d-259b-4d76-84a4-910df0f7834b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
+