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SENATE BILL 540
N1 (5lr1870)
ENROLLED BILL
— Judicial Proceedings/Environment and Transportation —
Introduced by Senators Charles, M. Washington, Muse, and Ellis Ellis, James, and
Smith
Read and Examined by Proofreaders:
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Proofreader.
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Proofreader.
Sealed with the Great Seal and presented to the Governor, for his appr oval this
_______ day of _______________ at ________________________ o’clock, ________M.
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President.
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Common Ownership Communities – Recreational Common Areas – Sensitive 2
Information as Condition for Access 3
FOR the purpose of prohibiting a cooperative housing corporation, condominium 4
association, or homeowners association from requiring certain sensitive information 5
of certain individuals as a condition for access to a shared recreational area; and 6
generally relating to recreational common areas of cooperative housing corporations, 7
condominiums, and homeowners associations. 8
BY adding to 9
Article – Corporations and Associations 10
Section 5–6B–23.2 11
Annotated Code of Maryland 12
(2014 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 13 2 SENATE BILL 540
BY adding to 1
Article – Real Property 2
Section 11–108.2 and 11B–111.11 3
Annotated Code of Maryland 4
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 5
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 6
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 7
Article – Corporations and Associations 8
5–6B–23.2. 9
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION THE F OLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 10
INDICATED. 11
(2) “COMMON AREA ” MEANS ANY AREA IN A COOPERATIVE PROJECT 12
IN WHICH MEMBERS HAVE A POSSESSORY INTEREST IN COMMON. 13
(3) (I) “SENSITIVE INFORMATION ” MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL ’S: 14
1. SOCIAL SECURITY CARD OR SOCIAL SECURITY 15
NUMBER; 16
2. INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; 17
3. BIRTH CERTIFICATE ; 18
4. RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIG IN; 19
5. NATIONAL ORIGIN ; 20
6. CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGR ATION STATUS; OR 21
7. RELIGIOUS OR PHILOSOP HICAL BELIEFS; OR 22
8. MEDICAL RECORDS . 23
(II) “SENSITIVE INFORMATION ” DOES NOT INCLUDE AN 24
INDIVIDUAL’S GOVERNMENT –ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION , SUCH AS A DRIVER ’S 25
LICENSE. 26
(B) A COOPERATIVE HOUSING CORPORATION MAY NOT REQUIRE A MEMBER 27
OR UNIT OCCUPANT , OR THE GUEST OR CHIL D OF A MEMBER OR UNI T OCCUPANT, 28 SENATE BILL 540 3
TO PROVIDE SENSITIVE INFORMATION AS A CON DITION FOR ACCESSING OR USING A 1
RECREATIONAL COMMON AREA, SUCH AS A READING LO UNGE, GAME ROOM , 2
PLAYGROUND , OR SWIMMING POOL . 3
Article – Real Property 4
11–108.2. 5
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION , “SENSITIVE INFORMATIO N” MEANS AN 6
INDIVIDUAL’S: 7
(I) SOCIAL SECURITY CARD OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUM BER; 8
(II) INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; 9
(III) BIRTH CERTIFICATE ; 10
(IV) RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIG IN; 11
(V) NATIONAL ORIGIN ; 12
(VI) CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGR ATION STATUS; OR 13
(VII) RELIGIOUS OR PHILOSOP HICAL BELIEFS; OR 14
(VIII) MEDICAL RECORDS . 15
(2) “SENSITIVE INFORMATION ” DOES NOT INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL’S 16
GOVERNMENT –ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIF ICATION, SUCH AS A DRIVER ’S LICENSE. 17
(B) A CONDOMINIUM MAY NOT REQUIRE A UNIT OWNER OR OCCUPANT , OR 18
THE GUEST OR CHILD O F A UNIT OWNER OR OC CUPANT, TO PROVIDE SENSITIVE 19
INFORMATION AS A CON DITION FOR ACCESSING OR USING A RECREATIO NAL 20
COMMON AREA , SUCH AS A READING LO UNGE, GAME ROOM , PLAYGROUND , OR 21
SWIMMING POOL . 22
11B–111.11. 23
(A) (1) IN THIS SECTION , “SENSITIVE INFORMATIO N” MEANS AN 24
INDIVIDUAL’S: 25
(I) SOCIAL SECURITY CARD OR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER ; 26
(II) INDIVIDUAL TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER; 27
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(III) BIRTH CERTIFICATE ; 1
(IV) RACIAL OR ETHNIC ORIG IN; 2
(V) NATIONAL ORIGIN ; 3
(VI) CITIZENSHIP OR IMMIGR ATION STATUS; OR 4
(VII) RELIGIOUS OR PHILOSOP HICAL BELIEFS; OR 5
(VIII) MEDICAL RECORDS . 6
(2) “SENSITIVE INFORMATION ” DOES NOT INCLUDE AN INDIVIDUAL’S 7
GOVERNMENT –ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIF ICATION, SUCH AS A DRIVER ’S LICENSE. 8
(B) A HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATI ON MAY NOT REQUIRE A LOT OWNER OR 9
OCCUPANT, OR THE GUEST OR CHIL D OF A LOT OWNER OR OCCUPANT, TO PROVIDE 10
SENSITIVE INFORMATIO N AS A CONDITION FOR ACCESSING OR USING A 11
RECREATIONAL COMMON AREA, SUCH AS A READING LO UNGE, GAME ROOM , 12
PLAYGROUND , OR SWIMMING POOL . 13
SECTION 2. AND BE I T FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 14
October 1, 2025. 15
Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.