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Maryland House Bill HB755 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
4	4		[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
7		-	amendment.
8	5		hb0755
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10	7		HOUSE BILL 755
11	8		N1 5lr1156
12	9		CF SB 540
13		-	By: Delegate Foley Delegates Foley, Boyce, Healey, Holmes, Lehman, Ruth, and
14		-	Terrasa
	10	+	By: Delegate Foley
15	11		Introduced and read first time: January 27, 2025
16	12		Assigned to: Environment and Transportation
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	House action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: February 22, 2025
20	13
21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	14	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	16		AN ACT concerning 1
24	17
25	18		Common Ownership Communities – Recreational Common Areas – Sensitive 2
26	19		Information as Condition for Access 3
27	20
28	21		FOR the purpose of prohibiting a cooperative housing corporation, condominium 4
29	22		association, or homeowners association from requiring certain sensitive information 5
30	23		of certain individuals as a condition for access to a shared recreational area; and 6
31	24		generally relating to recreational common areas of cooperative housing corporations, 7
32	25		condominiums, and homeowners associations. 8
33	26
34	27		BY adding to 9
35	28		Article – Corporations and Associations 10
36	29		Section 5–6B–23.2 11
37	30		Annotated Code of Maryland 12
38	31		(2014 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13
39	32
40	33		BY adding to 14
41	34		Article – Real Property 15
42	35		Section 11–108.2 and 11B–111.11 16
43	36		Annotated Code of Maryland 17
44	37		(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 18
45	38
46	39		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 19
47	40		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 20
48		-	2 HOUSE BILL 755
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	42	+	Article – Corporations and Associations 21
50	43
51		-	~~Article – Corporations and Associations 1~~
	44	+	5–6B–23.2. 22
52	45
53		-	5–6B–23.2. 2
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55		-	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 3
56		-	INDICATED. 4
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58		-	(2) “COMMON AREA ” MEANS ANY AREA IN A COOPERATIVE PR OJECT 5
59		-	IN WHICH MEMBERS HAV E A POSSESSORY INTER EST IN COMMON . 6
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61		-	(3) (I) “SENSITIVE INFORMATION ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL ’S: 7
62		-
63		-	1. SOCIAL SECURITY CARD OR SOCIAL SECURITY 8
64		-	NUMBER; 9
65		-
66		-	2. INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; 10
67		-
68		-	3. BIRTH CERTIFICATE ; 11
69		-
70		-	4. RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIG IN; 12
71		-
72		-	5. NATIONAL ORIGIN ; 13
73		-
74		-	6. CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGR ATION STATUS; OR 14
75		-
76		-	7. RELIGIOUS OR PHILOSOP HICAL BELIEFS; OR 15
77		-
78		-	8. MEDICAL RECORDS . 16
79		-
80		-	(II) “SENSITIVE INFORMATION ” DOES NOT INCLUDE AN 17
81		-	INDIVIDUAL’S GOVERNMENT –ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION , SUCH AS A DRIVER ’S 18
82		-	LICENSE. 19
83		-
84		-	(B) A COOPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION MAY NOT REQUIRE A MEMBER 20
85		-	OR UNIT OCCUPANT , OR THE GUEST OR CHIL D OF A MEMBER OR UNI T OCCUPANT, 21
86		-	TO PROVIDE SENSITIVE INFORMATION AS A CON DITION FOR ACCESSING OR USING A 22
87		-	RECREATIONAL COMMON AREA, SUCH AS A READING LO UNGE, GAME ROOM , 23
88		-	PLAYGROUND , OR SWIMMING POOL . 24
89		-
90		-	Article – Real Property 25
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92		-	11–108.2. 26
93		-
94		-	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION , “SENSITIVE INFORMATIO N” MEANS AN 27
95		-	INDIVIDUAL’S: 28 HOUSE BILL 755 3
	46	+	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 23
	47	+	INDICATED. 24 2 HOUSE BILL 755
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97	49
98	50
99		-	(I) SOCIAL SECURITY CARD OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER; 1
	51	+	(2) “COMMON AREA” MEANS ANY AREA IN A COOPERATIVE PROJECT 1
	52	+	IN WHICH MEMBERS HAV E A POSSESSORY INTER EST IN COMMON . 2
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101		-	(II) INDIVIDUAL ~~TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; 2~~
	54	+	(3) (I) “SENSITIVE INFORMATION ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL’S: 3
102	55
103		-	(III) BIRTH CERTIFICATE ; 3
	56	+	1. SOCIAL SECURITY CARD OR SOCIAL SECURITY 4
	57	+	NUMBER; 5
104	58
105		-	~~(IV) RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIG IN~~; 4
	59	+	2. INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; 6
106	60
107		-	~~(V) NATIONAL ORIGIN~~ ; 5
	61	+	3. BIRTH CERTIFICATE ; 7
108	62
109		-	~~(VI) CITIZENSHIP~~ OR ~~IMMIGR ATION STATUS~~; ~~OR 6~~
	63	+	4. RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIG IN; 8
110	64
111		-	~~(VII) RELIGIOUS OR PHILOSOP HICAL BELIEFS~~; ~~OR 7~~
	65	+	5. NATIONAL ORIGIN ; 9
112	66
113		-	~~(VIII) MEDICAL RECORDS~~ . 8
	67	+	6. CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGR ATION STATUS; OR 10
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115		-	(2) “SENSITIVE INFORMATION ” DOES NOT INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL’S 9
116		-	GOVERNMENT –ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIF ICATION, SUCH AS A DRIVER ’S LICENSE. 10
	69	+	7. RELIGIOUS OR PHILOSOP HICAL BELIEFS. 11
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118		-	(B) A CONDOMINIUM MAY NOT REQUIRE A UNIT OWNER OR OCCUPANT , OR 11
119		-	THE GUEST OR CHILD O F A UNIT OWNER OR OCCUPANT, TO PROVIDE SENSITIVE 12
120		-	INFORMATION AS A CON DITION FOR ACCESSING OR USING A RECREATIO NAL 13
121		-	COMMON AREA , SUCH AS A READING LO UNGE, GAME ROOM , PLAYGROUND , OR 14
122		-	SWIMMING POOL . 15
	71	+	(II) “SENSITIVE INFORMATION ” DOES NOT INCLUDE AN 12
	72	+	INDIVIDUAL’S GOVERNMENT –ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIF ICATION, SUCH AS A DRIVER ’S 13
	73	+	LICENSE. 14
123	74
124		-	11B–111.11. 16
	75	+	(B) A COOPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION MAY NOT REQUIRE A MEMBER 15
	76	+	OR UNIT OCCUPANT, OR THE GUEST OR CHIL D OF A MEMBER OR UNIT OCCUPANT, 16
	77	+	TO PROVIDE SENSITIVE INFORMATION AS A CON DITION FOR ACCESSING OR USING A 17
	78	+	RECREATIONAL COMMON AREA, SUCH AS A READING LO UNGE, GAME ROOM , 18
	79	+	PLAYGROUND , OR SWIMMING POOL . 19
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126		-	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION , “SENSITIVE INFORMATIO N” MEANS AN 17
127		-	INDIVIDUAL’S: 18
	81	+	Article – Real Property 20
128	82
129		-	~~(I) SOCIAL SECURITY CARD OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ; 19~~
	83	+	11–108.2. 21
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131		-	(II) INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; 20
	85	+	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION , “SENSITIVE INFORMATIO N” MEANS AN 22
	86	+	INDIVIDUAL’S: 23
132	87
133		-	(~~III~~) ~~BIRTH CERTIFICATE~~ ; 21
	88	+	(I) SOCIAL SECURITY CARD OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ; 24
134	89
135		-	(IV) ~~RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIG IN~~; 22
	90	+	(II) INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; 25
136	91
137		-	(V) NATIONAL ORIGIN ; 23
138		-
139		-	(VI) CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGR ATION STATUS; OR 24
140		-
141		-	(VII) RELIGIOUS OR PHILOSOP HICAL BELIEFS; OR 25
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	92	+	(III) BIRTH CERTIFICATE ; 26
	93	+	HOUSE BILL 755 3
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145		-	(~~VIII~~) ~~MEDICAL RECORDS .~~ 1
	96	+	(IV) RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIG IN; 1
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147		-	(2) “SENSITIVE INFORMATION ” DOES NOT INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL’S 2
148		-	GOVERNMENT –ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIF ICATION, SUCH AS A DRIVER ’S LICENSE. 3
	98	+	(V) NATIONAL ORIGIN ; 2
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150		-	(B) A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATI ON MAY NOT REQUIRE A LOT OWNER OR 4
151		-	OCCUPANT, OR THE GUEST OR CHIL D OF A LOT OWNER OR OCCUPANT, TO PROVIDE 5
152		-	SENSITIVE INFORMATIO N AS A CONDITION FOR ACCESSING OR USING A 6
153		-	RECREATIONAL COMMON AREA, SUCH AS A READING LO UNGE, GAME ROOM , 7
154		-	PLAYGROUND , OR SWIMMING POOL . 8
	100	+	(VI) CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGR ATION STATUS; OR 3
155	101
156		-	SECTION 2. AND BE I T FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 9
157		-	October 1, 2025. 10
	102	+	(VII) RELIGIOUS OR PHILOSOP HICAL BELIEFS. 4
	103	+
	104	+	(2) “SENSITIVE INFORMATION ” DOES NOT INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL’S 5
	105	+	GOVERNMENT –ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIF ICATION, SUCH AS A DRIVER ’S LICENSE. 6
	106	+
	107	+	(B) A CONDOMINIUM MAY NOT REQUIRE A UNIT OWNER OR OCCUPANT , OR 7
	108	+	THE GUEST OR CHILD O F A UNIT OWNER OR OCCUPANT , TO PROVIDE SENSITIVE 8
	109	+	INFORMATION AS A CON DITION FOR ACCESSING OR USING A RECREATIO NAL 9
	110	+	COMMON AREA, SUCH AS A READING LO UNGE, GAME ROOM , PLAYGROUND , OR 10
	111	+	SWIMMING POOL . 11
	112	+
	113	+	11B–111.11. 12
	114	+
	115	+	(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION , “SENSITIVE INFORMATION ” MEANS AN 13
	116	+	INDIVIDUAL’S: 14
	117	+
	118	+	(I) SOCIAL SECURITY CARD OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ; 15
	119	+
	120	+	(II) INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; 16
	121	+
	122	+	(III) BIRTH CERTIFICATE ; 17
	123	+
	124	+	(IV) RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIGIN ; 18
	125	+
	126	+	(V) NATIONAL ORIGIN ; 19
	127	+
	128	+	(VI) CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGR ATION STATUS; OR 20
	129	+
	130	+	(VII) RELIGIOUS OR PHILOSOP HICAL BELIEFS. 21
	131	+
	132	+	(2) “SENSITIVE INFORMATION ” DOES NOT INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL’S 22
	133	+	GOVERNMENT –ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION , SUCH AS A DRIVER’S LICENSE. 23
	134	+
	135	+	(B) A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATI ON MAY NOT REQUIRE A LOT OWNER OR 24
	136	+	OCCUPANT, OR THE GUEST OR CHIL D OF A LOT OWNER OR OCCUPANT, TO PROVIDE 25
	137	+	SENSITIVE INFORMATIO N AS A CONDITION FOR ACCESSING OR USING A 26 4 HOUSE BILL 755
158	138
159	139
	140	+	RECREATIONAL COMMON AREA , SUCH AS A READING LOUNGE, GAME ROOM , 1
	141	+	PLAYGROUND , OR SWIMMING POOL . 2
160	142
161		-
162		-	Approved:
163		-	________________________________________________________________________________
164		-	Governor.
165		-	________________________________________________________________________________
166		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
167		-	________________________________________________________________________________
168		-	President of the Senate.
	143	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 3
	144	+	October 1, 2025. 4