---
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).