---
type: "Bill"
title: "Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act)"
description: "Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1221"
citation: "Maryland HB 1221 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Foley", "Hutchinson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65c8235a-ec76-400b-abce-5e014d3ba52a"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb1221?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "2b92e0a2ff23c915b6d60f9c1e5bd4bdfa4466440e19deeb103b3e9253b922cd"
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 HB 1221 (2026) — Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Chapter - Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_9_hb1221t.pdf)
2. **First - Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Fire Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Fire Safety Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1221f.pdf)
3. **Third - Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Safety Act)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1221t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **111–16** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper
- FLA Del. Morgan, M. /653723/1 — **26–94** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Foley — primary (person)
- Hutchinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-02-11** First Reading Economic Matters `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-03** Hearing canceled
- **2026-03-03** Hearing 3/05 at 1:30 p.m.
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Motion Special Order until Later This Session (Delegate M. Morgan) Adopted
- **2026-03-19** Floor Amendment {
- **2026-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-21** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-03** Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-06** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-06** Second Reading Passed
- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2026-04-14** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 9 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/65c8235a-ec76-400b-abce-5e014d3ba52a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).