Legislation Status Report
Thursday July 10, 2025
| Bill | Fiscal Note | Details | Status | House Hearing | Senate Hearing | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 4 (SB 120) | Link | Restrictions on Use - Solar Collector Systems - Alteration Smith Prohibiting a restriction on land use that increases the cost of installing a solar collector system by at least 5% over a certain cost or that reduces the efficiency of the system by at least 10% under a certain energy generation level; authorizing a community association to impose certain restrictions on the installation of solar collector systems in common areas or common elements; authorizing a community association to install a solar collector system in common areas or common elements under certain circumstances; etc. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 517 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Fri 1/24 2:30 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 13 | Link | Real Property - Residential Contracts of Sale - Buyer Privacy Rights Ruff Prohibiting a contract of sale for single-family residential real property from containing the name of an individual buyer prior to acceptance of the contract of sale by the seller; and applying the Act prospectively. | In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m. (1/15) | Environment and Transportation Tue 1/28 2:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 23 | Link | Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property Fair Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to establish, by law, a subclass of real property consisting of certain commercial and industrial property and to set a special property tax rate for certain commercial and industrial property for the purpose of financing certain transportation improvements or the approved budget of the county board of education; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (3/24) | Ways and Means Tue 1/28 1:00 PM | Budget and Taxation Thu 3/27 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 |
| HB 24 | Link | Bay Restoration Fund - Authorized Uses - Connection to Existing Municipal Wastewater Facility Nawrocki Altering the authorized uses of a certain account of the Bay Restoration Fund to include the cost of connecting certain property using an on-site sewage disposal system to an existing municipal wastewater facility under certain circumstances. | In the House - Hearing canceled (2/16) | Support/Amend 2 | ||
| HB 38 | Link | School Construction and Housing - School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances Moon Requiring each county board of education to submit a report by July 1, 2025, and each July 1 thereafter, on student residency and school zones to the Department of Planning and the Interagency Commission on School Construction; repealing the authorization of the Interagency Commission on School Construction to make an enrollment deduction under certain circumstances; and prohibiting a county's adequate public facilities ordinance from restricting housing developments for more than 4 years after enactment. | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/24) | Appropriations Tue 2/4 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | |
| HB 49 (SB 256) | Link | Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Alterations and Analysis Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Altering the requirements for certain regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment relating to building energy performance standards to include certain exclusions and considerations and a certain annual reporting fee to cover certain costs; requiring the Department to certify a certain building energy performance standards program adopted by a county under certain circumstances; requiring the Department to conduct an analysis of the potential costs and benefits of certain building energy performance standards policy options; etc. | Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 844 (5/25) | Environment and Transportation Wed 2/12 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 78 (SB 209) | Link | State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors - Sunset Extension and Report Chair, Economic Matters Committee Continuing the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2031, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Commission; and requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to submit a report with information regarding the Commission to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee on or before July 1, 2028. | In the Senate - Conference Committee Appointed (4/7) | Economic Matters Wed 1/22 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 80 (SB 190) | Link | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Altering the authority of local legislative bodies to regulate land use planning on certain land that is located within 0.25 miles of a rail transit station that receives at least hourly service on average from 8:00 A.M. until 6:00 P.M. Monday through Friday; exempting certain transit-oriented development from certain provisions of State procurement law; and adding the use of project labor agreements as a scoring preference for projects financed by the Transit-Oriented Development Capital Grant and Revolving Loan Fund. | In the Senate - Hearing canceled (3/26) | Environment and Transportation Thu 1/30 1:30 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 81 (SB 661) | Link | Real Property - Condemnation - Compensation for Farm and Agricultural Property (Protect Maryland Farm Lands Act) Mangione Requiring the fair market value of certain agricultural property taken in a condemnation proceeding to be valued at 350% of the highest appraisal value of the property; and applying the Act retroactively to condemnation proceedings initiated on or after January 1, 2024. | In the House - Unfavorable Report by Economic Matters (2/19) | Economic Matters Thu 1/23 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 87 (SB 132) | Link | Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes Foley Applying certain health and safety requirements to short-term rental units and home amenities; prohibiting certain activities at a home amenity or short-term rental; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to adopt certain rules or regulations relating to short-term rentals; including "short-term rental platform" and "short-term rental unit" in the definition of "hotel" for the purpose of the county and municipal corporation hotel rental tax; etc. | In the House - Hearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (1/8) | Ways and Means Tue 1/28 1:00 PM | Oppose 4 | |
| HB 97 (SB 409) | Link | Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds Qi Expanding the acceptable names authorized for an economic development authority established by a county or municipal corporation; expanding the powers of an authority, subject to limitations in the articles of incorporation of the authority; authorizing an authority to issue certain bonds in accordance with certain requirements; expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (1/31) | Ways and Means Thu 2/20 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 103 (SB 154) | Link | Access to Counsel in Evictions - Task Force Termination and Special Fund Rosenberg Making permanent distributions by the Comptroller from funds gained from abandoned property in the State to the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund; terminating the Access to Counsel in Evictions Task Force on January 31, 2026; and making permanent an annual $14,000,000 appropriation by the Governor from the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation. | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations) (1/31) | Appropriations Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | No Position | |
| HB 124 (SB 160) | Link | Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission Rosenberg Authorizing a seller or assignee of certain residential property to rescind a contract of sale without penalty at any time before closing if a certain seller does not provide a certain notice; establishing that an assignee is entitled to a refund of any deposit paid in connection with the assignment of a contract of sale of the residential property under certain circumstances; requiring that a contract of sale comply with the requirements of the Act; and applying the Act prospectively. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 508 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 1/28 2:00 PM | Support 5 | |
| HB 131 (SB 117) | Link | Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Septic System Upgrade Program Stein Updating the funding priorities for failing sewage systems and holding tanks; requiring as a second priority those located within the Maryland Chesapeake Bay 8-digit watershed that have a relative effectiveness for total nitrogen reduction of 9.24 or higher based on the Chesapeake Bay watershed model; requiring as a third priority funding for failing systems within the 500-year floodplain, and fourth to certain other failing systems; and expanding certain funding eligibility criteria for on-site and community sewage systems. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 461 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Wed 2/5 2:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | |
| HB 133 (SB 183) | Link | State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Notification of Constant Yield Tax Rate - Alteration Chair, Ways and Means Committee Altering the requirement that the State Department of Assessments and Taxation notify each taxing authority of the constant yield tax rate for each taxable year by requiring that the notice be sent by the Department to a taxing authority only on the request of the taxing authority. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 71 (4/8) | Ways and Means Tue 1/21 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 154 | Link | Criminal Law - Fraud - Possession of Residential Real Property Conaway Prohibiting a person from possessing or claiming a right to possess residential real property the person does not lawfully possess or own, with the intent to defraud another; authorizing the owner of certain residential real property to file a certain sworn affidavit and requiring a sheriff to remove a certain person from residential real property under certain circumstances; and providing that the Act does not prohibit the owner of property from filing a wrongful detainer action. | In the House - Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. (1/10) | Judiciary Tue 1/21 1:00 PM | Support 4 | |
| HB 164 | Link | Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process Conaway Requiring a certain hearing to be held not more than 14 calendar days after a certain complaint is filed; and altering requirements relating to service of process in a wrongful detainer action. | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings (3/17) | Judiciary Tue 1/21 1:00 PM | Support 4 | |
| HB 202 | Link | Criminal Law - Fraud - Conveyance, Lease, or Possession of Residential Real Property Nawrocki Prohibiting the intentional fraudulent sale, conveyance, or lease or attempted sale, conveyance, or lease of real property by a person who does not own the real property; prohibiting the acquisition, sale, or conveyance or the attempted acquisition, sale, or conveyance of real property by deception, intimidation, threat, or undue influence; prohibiting a person from possessing or claiming a right to possess residential real property the person does not lawfully possess or own, with the intent to defraud another; etc. | In the House - Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. (1/10) | Judiciary Tue 1/21 1:00 PM | Support 4 | |
| HB 212 | Link | Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use and Electric-Ready Standards Acevero Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, on or before January 1, 2026, and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, a requirement that new buildings meet all energy demands of the building without the use of fossil fuels and an electric-ready standard for certain buildings. | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) and Hearing canceled (Economic Matters) (2/3) | Environment and Transportation Wed 2/26 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 213 | Public Utilities - Natural Gas Energy Generation - Authorization and Limitation Mangione Authorizing the construction, permitting, and operation of energy generating systems that produce energy from natural gas until the State meets 100% of its energy needs from renewable energy resources, including nuclear energy; establishing certain requirements for energy generating systems that produce energy from natural gas; requiring the Department of the Environment to approve or deny an application for the construction of a new energy generating system that produces energy from natural gas; etc. | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/10) | Monitor | |||
| HB 222 (SB 175) | Link | Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study Stein Prohibiting the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or distribution of non-arc-resistant jacketed corrugated stainless steel tubing; providing a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for a violation of the Act; and requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Office of the State Fire Marshal, by September 1, 2026, to submit a final report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly with recommendations related to preventing the fire hazards associated with commonly used fuel gas piping systems. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 385 (5/6) | Environment and Transportation Tue 1/28 2:00 PM | No Position | |
| HB 229 (SB 32) | Link | Real Property - Holding Over - Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Members Chisholm Requiring the District Court to hold a hearing on a tenant holding over within 45 days after a landlord makes a complaint if the landlord or the landlord's spouse is on active duty with the United States military; and authorizing a private process server to serve a certain summons if the constable or sheriff of the county fails to serve the summons within 10 days after the summons is issued by the court. | In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (1/10) | Judiciary Wed 1/29 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| HB 242 | Discrimination in Housing - Consumer Credit History Addison Prohibiting the inclusion of a consumer credit history, any written account by a credit reporting agency bearing on a consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity, in a reusable tenant screening report; prohibiting certain discrimination in housing on the basis of consumer credit history; etc. | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/10) | Oppose 5 | |||
| HB 249 (SB 125) | Link | Residential Real Property - Local Limits on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services Palakovich Carr Prohibiting a local jurisdiction from enforcing a law or ordinance that limits the summoning of law enforcement or emergency services to a residential property by establishing a certain threshold or penalty. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 476 (5/13) | Judiciary Wed 1/22 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 252 | Link | Real Property - Actions for Wrongful Detainer - Required Postings Conaway Providing that certain provisions of law pertaining to wrongful detainer actions do not apply unless certain property is posted conspicuously against trespass or loitering. | In the House - Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. (1/10) | Judiciary Wed 1/22 1:00 PM | Oppose 4 | |
| HB 264 (SB 218) | Link | Business Occupational and Professional Licenses - Suspension and Revocation for Workplace Fraud Chair, Economic Matters Committee Requiring, under certain circumstances, the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to notify a licensing authority when a licensee is found in violation of certain workplace fraud provisions; requiring licensing authorities to suspend or revoke the licenses of licensees who are reported by the Commissioner; and establishing certain appeal and license reinstatement procedures. | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/10) | Monitor | ||
| HB 271 | Link | Real Property - Expedited Wrongful Detainer Proceedings - Property for Sale or Lease Addison Requiring certain expedited proceedings in a wrongful detainer action if the property that is the subject of the action is, at the time of the complaint, advertised or listed for sale or lease by the complainant and requiring that notice of a hearing or appeal be served in person or, under certain circumstances, posted conspicuously on the property; etc. | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 3:00 p.m. (3/4) | Judiciary Wed 3/5 3:00 PM | Support/Amend 4 | |
| HB 273 | Link | Residential Leases - Late Payment Penalties - Calculation Allen Altering a prohibition concerning the maximum penalty for the late payment of rent that a landlord may charge in a residential lease to prohibit a penalty in excess of 5% of the amount of the unpaid rent rather than of the amount due. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 580 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 1/28 2:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Wed 3/19 1:00 PM | No Position |
| HB 286 (SB 266) | Link | Local Comprehensive Planning and State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy - Planning Principles Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Providing certain planning principles that are collectively intended to create sustainable communities and to protect the environment utilizing active public participation; altering the State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy to consist of planning principles for advancing sustainable growth in the State; and requiring the publisher of the Annotated Code of Maryland, along with the Department of Legislative Services, to correct cross-references and terminology in the Code that are rendered incorrect by the Act. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 63 (4/8) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/4 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 292 (SB 63) | Link | Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans Holmes Requiring that certain funds for certain reserve accounts be deposited on or before the last day of each fiscal year; requiring the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation, a residential condominium, or a homeowners association to prepare a certain funding plan subject to certain requirements; authorizing a reasonable deviation from certain reserve funding requirements following a certain financial hardship determination; requiring that certain updated reserve studies be prepared by a certain person; etc. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 519 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Fri 1/24 2:30 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 294 (SB 71) | Link | Task Force on Common Ownership Communities Holmes Establishing the Task Force on Common Ownership Communities to study the education and training needs of common ownership community boards and new and prospective owners of homes and dwelling units in common ownership communities; and requiring the Task Force to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2026. | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/10) | Support/Amend 3 | ||
| HB 303 | Link | Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers Holmes Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (3/19) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/4 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Thu 3/27 1:00 PM | Support 3 |
| HB 306 (SB 866) | Link | Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions Holmes Establishing the Common Ownership Community Ombudsman Unit in the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General to receive and respond to certain complaints; requiring common ownership communities to file certain documents with the Department of Housing and Community Development; requiring the Department to establish a database of governing documents accessible to the public; and establishing requirements for a local common ownership commission established by the local government of a county. | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/15) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/4 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 326 (SB 715) | Link | Student Service Hours - Financial Literacy Course Forbes Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, to allow successful completion of eligible financial literacy courses to be applied toward fulfillment of the student service hours high school graduation requirement for the number of hours determined by the county board. | In the House - Hearing 1/29 at 1:00 p.m. (1/15) | Ways and Means Wed 1/29 1:00 PM | Support 4 | |
| HB 339 | Link | Real Property - Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirements Lehman Requiring a landlord to provide air-conditioning to residential rental units in apartment buildings with four or more individual dwelling units in a certain manner beginning June 1, 2025, for newly constructed residential rental units and beginning October 1, 2025, for residential rental units that undergo renovation that includes the replacement or substantial upgrade of electrical systems or heating systems. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (3/19) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/4 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Wed 3/26 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 |
| HB 342 | Link | State Transfer Tax - Rates and Distribution of Revenue Ruth Altering the State transfer tax rate and the distribution of State transfer tax revenue; and applying the Act to instruments of writing recorded on or after July 1, 2025. | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/18) | Ways and Means Tue 2/4 1:00 PM | Oppose 5 | |
| HB 347 (SB 150) | Link | Real Property - Recordation and Land Records - Requirements Holmes Altering certain provisions relating to the filing, maintenance, and transmittal of land records; and defining "land record" as any document recorded by a clerk of the circuit court relating to property. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 65 (4/8) | Environment and Transportation Fri 1/24 2:30 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 350 (SB 319) | Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2026) The Speaker Making the proposed appropriations contained in the State Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, in accordance with Article III, Section 52 of the Maryland Constitution; etc. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 602; line item veto by the Governor - Section 21(56) and (61) (5/20) | Oppose 3 | |||
| HB 352 (SB 321) | Link | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 The Speaker Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; increasing the cap on the percentage that may be deducted from all open purses and paid to a certain organization; etc. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 604 (5/20) | Ways and Means Thu 2/27 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 390 (SB 327) | Link | Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes Expansion Act Korman Authorizing an owner of real property used for rental housing and the governing body of a county to enter into a payment in lieu of taxes agreement for maintaining at least 25% of the rental housing units located at the real property as affordable dwelling units for at least 15 years; and authorizing the governing body of the county to require the owner of real property to maintain a higher percentage of rental housing units as affordable dwelling units than the minimum percentage specified in the Act. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 107 (4/22) | Ways and Means Tue 2/4 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 392 (SB 107) | Link | Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing Bartlett Providing that it is lawful for a person to intercept an oral communication if the person is working as a fair housing tester for a fair housing testing program operated by the federal government, the State, a local government, or a nonprofit civil rights organization under certain circumstances; and providing that the contents of an intercepted oral communication may be used only for the purpose of enforcing federal, State, or local fair housing laws. | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/17) | Judiciary Tue 2/4 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 449 (SB 446) | Link | Condominiums - Property Insurance Deductibles - Unit Owner Responsibility Holmes Increasing, from $10,000 to $25,000, the maximum amount of the council of unit owners' property insurance deductible for which a unit owner is responsible if the cause of damage to or destruction of any portion of the condominium originates from the unit owner's unit; and providing that a contract for the resale of a condominium unit by a unit owner other than the developer is not enforceable unless it contains a written notice of the unit owner's responsibility for the amount of the deductible where damage or originates from the unit. | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings (2/28) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| HB 471 | Link | Agricultural Land and Programs - Scrutinized Entities Chisholm Prohibiting a nonresident alien who is a citizen of a country subject to an embargo under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, a commercial enterprise or business incorporated in a country subject to an embargo under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and an individual employed by or associated with the government of a country subject to an embargo under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations from purchasing agricultural land or participating in certain agricultural programs. | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/22) | Environment and Transportation Wed 2/12 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 482 | Link | Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process Harrison Providing that "department" does not include the Maryland Department of Health or the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services for purposes of certain provisions prohibiting a department from refusing to issue an occupational license or certificate based on a certain conviction under certain circumstances; establishing a predetermination review process for occupational licenses and certificates in certain departments of State government; authorizing a department to charge a criminal history review fee of up to $100; etc. | Vetoed by the Governor (Policy) (5/16) | Economic Matters Wed 2/12 1:00 PM | Finance Wed 3/19 1:00 PM | Support 1 |
| HB 487 (SB 484) | Link | Unhoused Individuals - Rights, Civil Action, and Affirmative Defense Mireku-North Providing that all unhoused individuals have certain rights; authorizing the Attorney General or an individual harmed by a violation of the Act to bring a certain civil action against a political subdivision, a unit of State or local government, or a government official; establishing an affirmative defense of necessity to certain criminal charges relating to trespass or disturbing the peace; and repealing the authority of a municipality to prohibit vagrancy. | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27) | Judiciary Wed 2/12 1:00 PM | Oppose 4 | |
| HB 489 (SB 436) | Link | Maryland Department of Labor - Study on Building Code Requirements for Single-Staircase Buildings Stewart Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to study building code requirements for single-staircase buildings in the State and other States and analyze best practices when drafting building code requirements; requiring the Department to make legislative and regulatory recommendations for the purpose of increasing the affordable housing supply by reducing barriers to multifamily housing development; and requiring the Department to report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2026. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 504 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 503 (SB 430) | Link | Housing Development Act The Speaker Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to periodically establish housing production targets for the State and certain local jurisdictions; requiring the Department to publish housing production targets on its website and notify certain local jurisdictions; requiring the Department to publish an annual report assessing the progress of the State and certain local jurisdictions with meeting specified housing targets; establishing the Housing Opportunities Made Equitable Commission; etc. | In the Senate - Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment (4/3) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/4 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 505 (SB 434) | Link | Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard - Renaming and Alterations The Speaker Renaming the "renewable energy portfolio standard" to be the "clean energy portfolio standard"; altering the minimum required percentage of energy that must be derived from clean energy sources in certain years under the clean energy portfolio standard; and applying the Act retroactively; etc. | In the Senate - Rereferred to Education, Energy, and the Environment (4/7) | Economic Matters Fri 2/21 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 549 | Link | Nuisance and Breach of Lease Actions - Rodent Harborage Grammer Authorizing an individual to bring a nuisance action for damages caused by rodent harborage on certain real property against certain individuals; authorizing a landlord to bring a breach of lease action against a tenant for behavior that causes or contributes to rodent harborage; and providing that a nuisance action may not be brought under the Act if the rodent harborage occurs on property that is zoned for agricultural use and is actually and primarily used as agricultural property. | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 560 (SB 46) | Link | Criminal Law - Fraud - Possession of Residential Real Property Holmes Prohibiting a person from possessing or claiming a right to possess residential real property the person does not lawfully possess or own, with the intent to defraud another; authorizing the owner of certain residential real property to file a certain sworn affidavit and requiring a sheriff to remove a certain person from residential real property under certain circumstances; and providing that the Act does not prohibit the owner of property from filing a wrongful detainer action. | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27) | Judiciary Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | Support 4 | |
| HB 585 (SB 598) | Link | Property Tax - Low-Income Housing Tax Credit - Valuation of Property Palakovich Carr Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to notify the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, within 30 days of closing and the execution and delivery of a certain regulatory agreement, that a commercial property that is developed under a certain provision of federal law has been awarded a low-income tax credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 67 (4/8) | Ways and Means Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| HB 606 (SB 441) | Link | Real Property - New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service Taylor Requiring a developer, builder, broker, or real estate agent to enter the final sale price of a new home into a multiple listing service or similarly accessible database. | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| HB 609 (SB 583) | Link | Legislative Scholarship Programs - Eligibility and Use - Real Estate Appraisal Program Taylor Exempting certain applicants for a senatorial scholarship from certain examination requirements; and authorizing certain uses of senatorial and Delegate scholarships for applicants who plan to complete the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria of the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal Program. | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (3/7) | Appropriations Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 626 | Link | Real Estate Development and Highway Rights-of-Way - Installation of Broadband Micro Conduits and Microducts Taylor Requiring the installation of micro conduits in any utility easement and building power or telecommunication rooms during the new construction or major improvement of certain commercial and residential premises; requiring that buried fiber optic cable installed in a highway right-of-way include conduit containing at least seven microducts; requiring the Department of Transportation or a unit of local government to ensure a broadband service provider has access to the conduit on a neutral and nondiscriminatory basis; etc. | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/17) | Support 2 | ||
| HB 631 (SB 189) | Link | Eminent Domain - Agricultural and Conservation Easements - Prohibited Taking Guyton Prohibiting the State or any of its instrumentalities or political subdivisions from taking certain property that is subject to a perpetual agricultural or conservation easement. | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) | Economic Matters Thu 3/6 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 | |
| HB 636 (SB 463) | Real Property - Condominiums - Responsibility for Property Insurance Deductibles Wims Increasing, from $10,000 to $20,000, the maximum amount of the council of unit owners' property insurance deductible for which a unit owner is responsible; and applying the Act to all policies of property and casualty insurance issued, delivered, or renewed in the State to a condominium council of unit owners. | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/10) | Support/Amend 2 | |||
| HB 640 (SB 34) | Link | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Conservation Easements Guyton Requiring the Public Service Commission to consider the impact of the development of overhead transmission lines on certain properties subject to an existing conservation easement in certain proceedings for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; and requiring the Commission to require an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the development of overhead transmission lines to consider alternative routes for transmission lines affecting conservation easements or alter proposed routes. | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (1/23) | Economic Matters Thu 2/20 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | |
| HB 641 | Link | State Property Tax - Transportation Funding (Transportation Funding Act of 2025) Ruth Requiring the Governor, after consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, to submit each year to the Board of Public Works and the General Assembly a proposal for a State property tax to support transportation projects and programs; requiring, on or before February 15 each year, the Board of Public Works to approve, reject, or modify the proposed State property tax; imposing a State property tax at the rates and on the classes and subclasses of property that the Board of Public Works approves; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (1/28) | Ways and Means Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | Oppose 4 | |
| HB 657 (SB 483) | Link | Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines Pippy Requiring the Public Service Commission to examine alternatives to the construction of a new transmission line if the use of an alternative will best maintain historical, environmental, or agricultural preservation areas, or will avoid any overlap with certain lots, parcels, or tracts of land. | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Economic Matters Thu 2/20 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 671 | Environment - On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems - Climate Vulnerable Areas Stein Requiring, by January 1, 2026, a county water and sewerage plan to include a plan to minimize inundation risks to existing on-site sewage disposal systems and limit the installation of new on-site sewage disposal systems in climate vulnerable areas; prohibiting the installation of an on-site sewage disposal system in a climate vulnerable area to service a newly constructed building, and prohibiting the replacement of an on-site sewage disposal system in a climate vulnerable area, unless certain conditions are met; etc. | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/17) | Oppose 4 | |||
| HB 698 (SB 814) | Link | Local Government - Development Impact Fees, Surcharges, and Excise Taxes - Reporting Allen Requiring county governments to make a certain report by July 1 each year to the Department of Planning on the amount, use, and location of the use of county development impact fees, surcharges, and excise taxes; and requiring county governments to make certain reports to the Department of Planning identifying certain local laws. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 186 (4/22) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | Budget and Taxation Thu 3/27 1:00 PM | Support 3 |
| HB 705 | Link | Real Property - Short-Term Rentals Valderrama Prohibiting the governing body of a county or municipality from enacting a local law or ordinance prohibiting the offering of residential property as a short-term rental by an operator solely because the operator is a lessee or sublessee. | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 709 (SB 651) | Link | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) Wilkins Authorizing a county to adopt, by local law or ordinance, provisions prohibiting certain landlords of residential property from failing to renew a lease during the lease period or from terminating a holdover tenancy without good cause; establishing certain requirements and prohibitions for a local law or ordinance adopted in accordance with the Act; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/18 1:00 PM | Oppose 5 | |
| HB 747 | Link | Environment - On-Site Wastewater Systems - Requirements for Inspection and Pumping Services and Extension of Sunset and Implementation Dates Guyton Requiring a landlord of property that is served by an on-site wastewater system to ensure, on or before July 1, 2028, and before each new tenant occupies the property thereafter, that the system has been inspected and pumped out in a certain manner; requiring a landlord or an owner of property to notify a certain delegated approval authority that an on-site sewage disposal system has failed and when the system is fixed, under certain circumstances; extending certain dates; etc. | In the Senate - Laid Over (Senator Ready) Adopted (4/7) | Environment and Transportation Wed 2/19 1:00 PM | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 3/25 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 |
| HB 767 (SB 442) | Link | Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over Terrasa Requiring a landlord to provide certain notice to a tenant when a court has issued a warrant of restitution for a failure of a tenant to pay rent, a breach of lease, or a tenant holding over under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures and requirements for the execution of a warrant for repossession; establishing that the Act does not restrict the authority of the State or a local jurisdiction to enact or enforce certain legislation; applying the Act prospectively; etc. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 563 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/18 1:00 PM | Oppose 4 | |
| HB 769 (SB 682) | Link | Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions D. Jones Establishing certain restrictions for the commencement of a foreclosure and an order to docket or a complaint to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust on residential property. | In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings (3/17) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/18 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 795 | Link | Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program - Employee Certification and Awareness Materials Spiegel Establishing requirements related to the certification of employment by public service employers under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, including requirements regarding determinations of whether employees are full-time; and requiring the Student Loan Ombudsman in the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to develop and disseminate information to increase awareness of and participation in the Program. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 324 (5/6) | Economic Matters Thu 2/13 1:00 PM | Finance Wed 3/19 1:00 PM | Support 2 |
| HB 801 | Link | Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment Spiegel Establishing the Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program within the Office of the Comptroller to establish a statewide network of financial empowerment centers in different regions of the State; requiring each Center to provide one-on-one financial counseling and coaching services free of charge; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill for fiscal years 2027 and 2028 an appropriation to the Comptroller sufficient to cover the costs of the Pilot Program. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (3/24) | Ways and Means Thu 2/13 1:00 PM | Budget and Taxation Thu 3/27 1:00 PM | Support 3 |
| HB 804 | Link | Multifamily Dwellings - Smoking Policies Wu Requiring the governing body of a common ownership community to develop a smoking policy that applies to all common areas of the property if the property subject to the control of the governing body is a multifamily dwelling. | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/18 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 817 (SB 609) | Link | Residential Leases - Use of Algorithmic Device by Landlord to Determine Rent - Prohibition Palakovich Carr Prohibiting a landlord from using certain algorithmic devices to determine the amount of rent to charge a residential tenant; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; and applying the Act prospectively. | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/18 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 | |
| HB 872 (SB 606) | Link | Residential Real Property - Tenants' Right of First Refusal Stewart Clarifying the circumstances under which liability for the failure to comply with certain requirements relating to a tenant's right of first refusal to purchase residential property is restricted to the owner of the property and does not attach to the property. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 524 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/18 1:00 PM | Support 1 | |
| HB 895 (SB 279) | Link | Employment and Insurance Equality for Service Members Act Rogers Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; and altering the application of certain provisions of law governing the regulation of business, economic development, insurance, and labor and employment to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 6 (4/8) | Economic Matters Wed 2/12 1:00 PM | Support 1 | |
| HB 896 (SB 677) | Link | Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Income-Based Housing Subsidies Stewart Providing that a certain landlord may not refuse to rent to a prospective tenant who pays rent with the assistance of an income-based housing subsidy under certain circumstances; providing that a certain landlord may collect financial information from a perspective tenant under certain circumstances; and providing that violation of the Act is a discriminatory housing practice and is subject to enforcement by the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights. | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (1/31) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/18 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 906 (SB 633) | Link | Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Disclosures on Solicitations (Stop Scam PACs Act) Palakovich Carr Requiring certain political organizations to include certain disclaimers and disclosures on certain solicitations; authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to investigate a potential violation of the Act; and authorizing the State Board after the issuance of a public report of its findings to prohibit a person who violated the Act from making further solicitations for a certain period or impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000. | In the Senate - Special Order until next session (Senator King) Adopted (4/7) | Ways and Means Tue 2/18 1:00 PM | ||
| HB 911 | Link | Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Family Child Care Homes Guyton Authorizing a landlord to impose an increased security deposit if a tenant operates or plans to operate a family child care home on the leased premises; prohibiting a landlord of certain residential rental property from prohibiting or unreasonably limiting the operation of a family child care home on the property; providing that landlords of certain residential rental property are immune from civil liability; authorizing a landlord to require a certain tenant to purchase a liability insurance policy; applying the Act prospectively; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 4/04 at 3:00 p.m. (4/4) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/18 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Fri 4/4 3:00 PM | Oppose 3 |
| HB 919 | Link | State Tax Credits, Exemptions, and Deductions - Alterations and Repeal Palakovich Carr Altering the termination dates of the Job Creation Tax Credit, Opportunity Zone Enhancement Program, research and development tax credit, biotechnology investment incentive tax credit, security clearance administrative expense tax credit, and cybersecurity technology and service tax credit; providing for the termination of the One Maryland Economic Development Tax Credit Program on a certain date; altering eligibility for a certain tax credit for certain qualified vehicles; etc. | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | Ways and Means Tue 3/4 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 972 (SB 680) | Link | Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education Requirements - Alterations A. Johnson Altering certain requirements for continuing education required for the renewal of a license for real estate brokers, associate real estate brokers, and real estate salespersons, including the number of clock hours, course topics, course instructors, and course application fees. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 397 (5/6) | Economic Matters Wed 2/19 1:00 PM | Support 5 | |
| HB 973 (SB 804) | Link | Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) Boafo Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, by October 1, 2025, and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, energy conservation requirements, an electric- and solar-ready standard for certain buildings, and a requirement that new buildings and significant improvements meet all laundry, water, and space heating demands of the building without the use of fossil fuels. | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Environment and Transportation Wed 2/26 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 1008 (SB 557) | Link | Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition (Transportation Freedom Act of 2025) Buckel Prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from requiring the installation of a device in or on a privately owned vehicle to facilitate the reporting of vehicle miles traveled; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (2/4) | Ways and Means Tue 2/18 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 1014 (SB 859) | Link | Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 Palakovich Carr Altering a certain limit on the unified credit used for determining the estate tax for decedents dying on or after January 1, 2026; altering a certain limitation on the amount of the estate tax for decedents dying on or after a certain date; altering the definition of "qualified child" for purposes of a certain credit against the State income tax for certain dependent children; imposing a certain business transportation fee on certain taxable income of corporations and pass-through entities for certain taxable years; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Ways and Means Thu 2/20 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 1018 (SB 689) | Link | Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures Pruski Requiring banking institutions, credit unions, mortgage lenders, mortgage lending businesses, and mortgage loan originators to include a certain provision in certain conventional home mortgage loans authorizing a certain borrower to purchase the property interest of a certain borrower in connection with a decree of absolute divorce if the lending entity determines that the assuming borrower qualifies for the loan; applying certain provisions of the Act retroactively; etc. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 202 (4/22) | Economic Matters Tue 2/18 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | |
| HB 1021 | Link | Real Estate Appraisers - Licensure and Certification - Qualifications Taylor Prohibiting the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors from requiring an applicant to hold a bachelor's degree or higher to qualify for a certain certification or licensure as a real estate appraiser. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 341 (5/6) | Economic Matters Wed 2/19 1:00 PM | Finance Tue 3/25 1:00 PM | Support 2 |
| HB 1040 | Real Property - Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund - Establishment Rosenberg Requiring regulated financial institutions to develop a community benefit plan in connection with applications to the Commissioner of Financial Regulation relating to financial services for purposes of providing safe and sound loans, and other financial products for low-and moderate-income individuals and communities and other distressed or underserved individuals and communities; requiring the Commissioner to exercise certain oversight authority relating to the adequacy of the community benefit plans and attainment of goals; etc. | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/10) | ||||
| HB 1041 | Link | Homeowners Associations - Reserve Funding Requirements - Exemption Roberts Providing an exemption to reserve funding requirements for homeowners associations that experience exigent financial circumstances, subject to certain requirements; establishing that a violation of the Act is an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice; and authorizing a certain lot owner to file an action against the governing body of a homeowners association. | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| HB 1055 | Link | Commission on Nondiscrimination - Establishment Fair Establishing the Commission on Nondiscrimination to monitor and study nondiscrimination laws and regulations and the impacts of the actions of the federal government on those laws and regulations and to recommend legislation to address any deficiencies in nondiscrimination protections in Maryland; and requiring the Commission to submit a report on its findings and recommendations, including any legislative proposals, to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 15 each year. | In the House - Hearing 3/10 at 11:30 a.m. (3/8) | Health and Government Operations Mon 3/10 11:30 AM | No Position | |
| HB 1060 (SB 280) | Link | Judicial and Public Safety for Service Members Act Crutchfield Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; and altering the application of certain provisions of judicial proceedings, corrections, criminal, family, public safety, and real property laws to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 262 (5/6) | Judiciary Tue 2/18 11:00 AM | Support 1 | |
| HB 1061 | Link | State-Owned Property - Inventory and Disposition - Housing Moon Requiring each unit of State government to submit to the Department of Planning an inventory of State-owned property used or controlled by the unit; requiring the Department of Planning to determine the suitability of each property for use or redevelopment for housing; requiring each unit to sell or donate certain State-owned property in a certain manner; requiring by December 31, 2030, the Department of Housing and Community Development to set goals for the construction of housing units on land owned by the State as of a certain date; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (3/24) | Appropriations Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Budget and Taxation Thu 3/27 1:00 PM | Support 2 |
| HB 1076 | Link | Residential Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Notice of Landlord Entry Terrasa Requiring a landlord to provide a tenant with certain written notice in a certain manner at least 24 hours in advance of when the landlord intends to enter a leased premises, except in the event of a certain emergency; and authorizing the court to issue a certain injunction or assess certain damages under certain circumstances. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 564 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Wed 3/26 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 |
| HB 1077 | Link | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) Boafo Prohibiting a landlord from requiring or requesting from a prospective tenant certain information relating to criminal history and prohibiting a landlord from considering certain information when evaluating the prospective tenant; permitting a landlord to consider certain criminal history information prior to extending a conditional offer to a prospective tenant and requiring the landlord to consider certain information provided by a prospective tenant relating to a criminal history records check; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Oppose 4 | |
| HB 1093 | Link | Landlord and Tenant - Evictions - Tenant's Personal Property and Moving Expenses and Services (Small Landlord Eviction Relief Act) Roberts Providing for the disposition of a tenant's personal property in certain evictions; prohibiting a county or municipality from enacting or enforcing a local law or ordinance requiring a certain landlord to compensate a tenant for certain moving expenses or to provide certain moving services or supplies in connection with an eviction; and applying the Act prospectively. | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Support 4 | |
| HB 1103 (SB 979) | Link | Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax Collection by Comptroller Atterbeary Requiring certain accommodations intermediaries to collect and remit the hotel rental tax to the Comptroller rather than to each county; providing for the administration of the hotel rental tax by the Comptroller; providing that certain provisions of State law prevail over certain local laws or agreements related to the hotel rental tax; repealing the authority of certain counties to provide for certain exemptions from the hotel rental tax; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 11:00 a.m. (2/7) | Ways and Means Mon 2/24 11:00 AM | Support 2 | |
| HB 1133 | Common Ownership Communities - Reserve Studies - Annual Revisions Rosenberg Authorizing the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation, condominium, or homeowners association to revise a required reserve study at the end of each calendar year to reflect any changes made to the common elements that year. | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/3) | Support 2 | |||
| HB 1148 | Link | Residential Condominium Unit Insurance - Lapses in Coverage - Prohibition on Denial Wivell Prohibiting an insurer, with respect to residential condominium unit insurance, from refusing to issue a policy based solely on a prior lapse in coverage of the applicant if the lapse was due to an insurer's withdrawal from the market, the lapse in coverage was for no longer than 90 days, the applicant provides an affidavit that the applicant has not incurred any losses during the lapse in coverage, and the applicant provides any other documentation required by the insurer. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 381 (5/6) | Economic Matters Wed 2/19 1:00 PM | Finance Thu 3/27 1:00 PM | Monitor |
| HB 1149 (SB 675) | Link | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation Adams Requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct an analysis of the full costs and benefits of sources of electricity generation in the State; requiring the Commission to include recommended policy changes to support the development of energy sources with the lowest costs and greatest benefits to the ratepayers of the State; and requiring the Commission to reports its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2026. | In the House - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (2/7) | Economic Matters Fri 2/21 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 1151 | Link | Residential Real Property Sales - Appraisals Taylor Providing that a seller or the seller's agent may provide certain information to an appraiser of residential real property at certain times and under certain circumstances; requiring an appraiser to provide a lender with certain information under certain circumstances and for the lender to provide notice of the information to a prospective buyer; requiring a buyer to work with a seller to provide certain information for an appraiser under certain circumstances; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (3/19) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Wed 3/26 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 |
| HB 1152 (SB 896) | Link | Real Property - Residential Rental Property - Pet Policy Disclosure (Pet Policy Transparency Act) Stein Requiring the landlord of a residential rental property to provide the property's pet policy on the property's website and as part of an application form for a rental unit on the property. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 490 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 | |
| HB 1164 | Link | Counties and Municipalities - Homelessness - Local Laws (Right to Rest Act) Feldmark Prohibiting a county or municipality from enacting or enforcing a local law that is designed to prevent an individual from resting or sleeping in a public space, protecting oneself from the elements in a manner that does not obstruct the use of or access to private property, or sleeping in a legally parked vehicle. | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/27) | Judiciary Tue 3/11 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 1177 | Link | Landlord and Tenant - Tenant Repair and Maintenance Complaint Hotline - Establishment Hill Requiring the Attorney General to establish a certain toll-free hotline for certain tenant complaints concerning repair and maintenance; authorizing the Office of the Attorney General to take certain actions under certain circumstances; and requiring, on or before February 1, 2026, through 2030, the Office to report on the hotline established under the Act. | In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (2/7) | Environment and Transportation Fri 2/28 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 | |
| HB 1193 (SB 944) | Link | Housing Development Permits - Local Reporting Requirements (Maryland Housing Data Transparency Act) Wolek Requiring certain counties to report information quarterly about certain housing development permits to the Department of Planning, beginning January 1, 2027; authorizing municipalities to make certain quarterly reports to the Department regarding housing development permits issued by the municipality, beginning January 1, 2027; and requiring the Department of Planning to make certain permit information available on a public, interactive, and searchable website. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 349 (5/6) | Environment and Transportation Fri 2/28 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 1214 | Link | Property Tax - Homestead Property Tax Credit - First-Time Homebuyer R. Long Establishing the taxable assessment to be used for the calculation of the homestead property tax credit for first-time homebuyers in the State. | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Ways and Means Wed 2/26 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 1215 | Common Ownership Communities - Time to Attain Reserve Funding Level - Extension Hartman Extending from 3 to 5 fiscal years the time in which the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation, condominium, or homeowners association is required to attain a certain recommended annual reserve funding level following an initial reserve study. | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (3/3) | Support 3 | |||
| HB 1221 | Link | Common Ownership Communities - Online Publication of Resale Disclosures Feldmark Requiring the governing bodies of certain common ownership communities or a certain property management company to maintain certain information on their websites in a downloadable format and at no cost. | In the House - Hearing 2/28 at 1:00 p.m. (2/7) | Environment and Transportation Fri 2/28 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 1239 | Link | Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory Effect Taveras Authorizing the Department of Housing and Community Development to adopt certain regulations related to affirmatively furthering fair housing; providing that certain discriminatory housing practices may be committed without intent; prohibiting a person from acting in a certain manner that has a discriminatory effect against a person related to the sale or rental of a dwelling; and providing that certain conduct does not constitute a certain violation. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (3/19) | Environment and Transportation Fri 2/28 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Wed 3/26 1:00 PM | Support 3 |
| HB 1257 | Link | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Fee Disclosures Vogel Requiring a landlord to provide certain information to prospective tenants about fees imposed on tenants and prohibiting a landlord from imposing a mandatory fee that was not disclosed; applying the Act to a lease signed or renewed on or after October 1, 2025, and a landlord that offers four or more dwelling units for rent; and authorizing a tenant to file a claim against a landlord for a violation of the Act on or after February 1, 2026, and during the tenancy or up to 2 years after the tenancy expired. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (3/19) | Environment and Transportation Fri 2/28 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Wed 3/26 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 |
| HB 1302 | Link | Housing and Community Development - Housing Counseling Rosenberg Requiring a recipient of funding from the Department of Housing and Community Development for any project to construct, acquire, or rehabilitate residential property for use as housing to offer housing counseling services to certain prospective residents. | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/7) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/4 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 | |
| HB 1312 | Link | Real Property - Partition of Property - Liens Reilly Requiring a party to a partition action to timely notify the court of the type and amount of each outstanding lien on the property if the plaintiff does not procure a title report; and altering the calculation of the purchase price for the interest of a cotenant by subtracting the amount of outstanding liens owed on the property from the value of the entire parcel. | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (2/7) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/4 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 1337 | Link | Real Property - Condemnation - Damages Awarded for Lost Profits Mangione Providing that the owner of a business or farming operation on certain property that is taken is entitled to damages for the loss of profits under certain circumstances. | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (2/14) | Economic Matters Thu 3/6 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 1362 (SB 657) | Link | Eminent Domain - Just Compensation - Fees and Costs Mangione Establishing that damages to be awarded for the taking of land in a condemnation proceeding include, in addition to the fair market value of the land taken, any legal, expert, or other fees or costs of the action incurred by a defendant. | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (2/14) | Economic Matters Thu 3/6 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 1396 (SB 737) | Link | Property Rights Protection Act of 2025 Rose Prohibiting certain persons from exercising a right of condemnation to acquire property for the purpose of constructing a power line or a certain generating station that produces electricity from wind energy or solar energy; and prohibiting the State or any of its instrumentalities or political subdivisions from acquiring by condemnation property that is encumbered by certain conservation easements or will be used for the construction of a power line or a certain generating station. | In the House - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (2/7) | Economic Matters Thu 3/6 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 1410 | Link | State Transfer Tax - Exemption for First-Time Home Buyers - Alterations R. Long Altering the exemption from the State transfer tax for instruments of writing that transfer improved residential real property to certain first-time home buyers. | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Ways and Means Wed 2/26 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 1411 (SB 1011) | Link | Real Property - Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund - Establishment Rosenberg Establishing the Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund to provide grants to low-income condominium owners who live in condominiums with insufficient reserve accounts to enable a low-income unit owner to pay increased assessments necessary for a condominium association to meet reserve account funding requirements; requiring that the Fund prioritize low-income adults aged 65 years or older; and requiring low-income unit owners who received grants to make a certain report regarding the reserve account balance by December 31 annually. | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/7) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/4 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| HB 1414 (SB 479) | Link | Building Energy Performance Standards - Public Safety, Emergency, and Public Utility Buildings - Exclusion (Safe Solutions Now Act of 2025) Hartman Altering the definition of "covered building" for purposes of certain building energy performance standards to exclude certain public safety, emergency, and public utility buildings. | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/7) | Environment and Transportation Wed 3/5 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 1415 | Link | Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions Wivell Exempting a certain covered building from compliance with certain building energy performance standards and energy use intensity targets until a certain occurrence. | In the House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/7) | Environment and Transportation Wed 3/5 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 1428 (SB 582) | Link | Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) Boafo Imposing an excise tax on the acquisition and excess ownership of certain single-family residences in the State by certain entities; authorizing a person who offers for sale to a third party improved single-family residential real property, for the first 30 days, to accept an offer to purchase the property made only by an individual, a community development organization, a nonprofit organization, or a real estate enterprise that owns an interest in less than 3% of all residential real property in the county; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (2/7) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Oppose 4 | |
| HB 1439 (SB 760) | Link | Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act of 2025 Qi Exempting from certain requirements relating to offering health benefit plans to small employers in the State health benefit plans issued through a professional employer organization, coemployer, or other organization located in the State. | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 2:45 p.m. (Health and Government Operations) (3/11) | Health and Government Operations Tue 3/11 2:45 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 1444 | Link | Local Government - Moderate Income Housing Unit Requirements - Prohibition Against Fee-in-Lieu Terrasa Prohibiting a county or municipality from authorizing payment of a fee-in-lieu of a requirement under local law that a developer provide moderate income housing units in a new residential development project. | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/7) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/4 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 | |
| HB 1451 (SB 779) | Link | Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2025 Chisholm Specifying that certain requirements under the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 are to be carried out to the extent economically practicable, including requirements concerning achieving certain direct greenhouse gas emissions reductions from certain buildings, measuring and reporting direct emissions data to the Department of the Environment, achieving certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, and achieving zero-emission vehicle goals relating to the State vehicle fleet and local school buses; etc. | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (3/2) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/11 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 1457 | Link | Alternative Fuel, Fuel-Efficient, and Electric Vehicles - Highway Use Fees Solomon Repealing the annual surcharge required to register a zero-emission vehicle or plug-in electric drive vehicle; requiring the owners of certain alternative fuel vehicles, fuel-efficient vehicles, and plug-in electric drive vehicles to pay an annual highway use fee for each vehicle registered; establishing a voluntary annual Mileage-Based User Fee Program within the Department of Transportation; allowing the owners of certain vehicles to participate in the Program in lieu of paying the annual highway use fee; etc. | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (2/14) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/4 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 1466 (SB 891) | Link | Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions Stewart Establishing the policy of the State to promote and encourage the creation of accessory dwelling units on land with a single-family detached dwelling unit as the primary dwelling unit in order to meet the housing needs of the citizens of the State; requiring, on or before October 1, 2026, the legislative body of certain counties or municipal corporations to adopt a local law authorizing the development of accessory dwelling units on land with certain single-family detached dwelling units subject to certain requirements; etc. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 197 (4/22) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/4 1:00 PM | Support 5 | |
| HB 1496 | Link | Building Code - Construction and Significant Renovation of Housing Units - Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces Terrasa Requiring the construction of new multifamily residential buildings with separate garages, carports, or driveways for each residential unit to include certain parking spaces for electric vehicle charging; requiring certain significant renovations of housing units with separate garages, carports, or driveways for each residential unit to include certain parking spaces for electric vehicle recharging; etc. | In the House - Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m. (3/4) | Environment and Transportation Wed 3/12 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 | |
| HB 1516 (SB 1026) | Link | Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025) Queen Providing that certain provisions of law governing the licensing of providers of certain financial services in the State do not apply to a certain trust that acquires or is assigned a certain mortgage loan under certain circumstances; establishing the Maryland Licensing Workgroup to study and make recommendations on licensing requirements for persons that provide financial services in the State; and requiring the Workgroup to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 119 (4/22) | Economic Matters Tue 3/11 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | |
| SB 32 (HB 229) | Link | Real Property - Holding Over - Expedited Hearing and Service of Summons for Active Duty Service Members Gile Requiring the District Court to hold a hearing on a tenant holding over within 45 days after a landlord makes a complaint if the landlord or the landlord's spouse is on active duty with the United States military; and authorizing a private process server to serve a certain summons if the constable or sheriff of the county fails to serve the summons within 10 days after the summons is issued by the court. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 646 (5/20) | Judicial Proceedings Thu 1/23 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| SB 34 (HB 640) | Link | Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity - Overhead Transmission Lines - Conservation Easements Brooks Requiring the Public Service Commission to consider the impact of the development of overhead transmission lines on certain properties subject to an existing conservation easement in certain proceedings for a certificate of public convenience and necessity; and requiring the Commission to require an applicant for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the development of overhead transmission lines to consider alternative routes for transmission lines affecting conservation easements or alter proposed routes. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/13 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | |
| SB 42 | Link | Environment - Interjurisdictional Watersheds - Flood Management M. Washington Requiring the Department of the Environment to designate the watersheds of Carroll Creek in Frederick City and Frederick County, Gwynns Falls and Jones Falls in Baltimore City and Baltimore County, and Herring Run, including the Herring Run Stream in Baltimore City and Baltimore County and all their headwaters and tributaries as interjurisdictional flood hazard watersheds. | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (3/19) | Environment and Transportation Wed 3/26 1:00 PM | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 1/21 1:30 PM | Monitor |
| SB 46 (HB 560) | Link | Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process Watson Requiring a certain hearing to be held not more than 10 business days after a certain complaint is filed; and altering requirements relating to service of process in a wrongful detainer action. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 188 (4/22) | Judiciary Tue 3/25 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Tue 1/21 2:30 PM | Support 4 |
| SB 61 | Link | Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance - Authorized Interception of Oral Communications - Cellular Telephones and Security Cameras West Establishing that it is lawful for a person to use a cellular telephone or another device to intercept an oral communication in public if the speaker should reasonably anticipate that the oral communication would be overheard or intercepted; and establishing that it is lawful for a person to use a security camera or another device installed on or about certain real property to intercept an oral communication on the property. | In the Senate - Hearing 1/16 at 1:00 p.m. (1/9) | Judicial Proceedings Thu 1/16 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 | |
| SB 63 (HB 292) | Link | Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Preparation of Funding Plans Muse Requiring that certain funds for certain reserve accounts be deposited on or before the last day of each fiscal year; requiring that certain updated reserve studies be prepared by a certain person; requiring the governing body of a cooperative housing corporation, a residential condominium, or a homeowners association to prepare a certain funding plan subject to certain requirements; authorizing a reasonable deviation from certain reserve funding requirements following a certain financial hardship determination; etc. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 518 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/25 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Tue 1/21 2:30 PM | Support 3 |
| SB 71 (HB 294) | Link | Task Force on Common Ownership Communities Sydnor Establishing the Task Force on Common Ownership Communities to study the education and training needs of common ownership community boards and new and prospective owners of homes and dwelling units in common ownership communities; and requiring the Task Force to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2026. | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor (1/27) | Support/Amend 3 | ||
| SB 107 (HB 392) | Link | Evidence - Interception of Oral Communications - Fair Housing Testing Sydnor Providing that it is lawful for a person to intercept an oral communication if the person is working as a fair housing tester for a fair housing testing program operated by the federal government, the State, a local government, or a nonprofit civil rights organization under certain circumstances; and providing that the contents of an intercepted oral communication may be used only for the purpose of enforcing federal, State, or local fair housing laws. | In the House - First Reading Judiciary (3/13) | Judicial Proceedings Wed 1/15 12:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| SB 108 | Link | Multifamily Dwellings - Smoking Policies A. Washington Requiring the governing body of a common ownership community to develop a smoking policy that is at least as stringent as the applicable State and local laws regarding smoking if the property subject to the control of the governing body is a multifamily dwelling. | In the Senate - Hearing 1/15 at 12:00 p.m. (1/9) | Judicial Proceedings Wed 1/15 12:00 PM | Monitor | |
| SB 114 | Link | Maryland Department of Labor - Licenses - Notation of Veteran Status and Eligibility for Benefits Simonaire Authorizing units in the Maryland Department of Labor to establish a certain process to include a notation of veteran status on an occupational license. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 250 (5/6) | Economic Matters Wed 3/26 1:00 PM | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/13 1:00 PM | Support 1 |
| SB 117 (HB 131) | Link | Environment - Bay Restoration Fund - Septic System Upgrade Program Hester Prioritizing funding first to failing sewage systems and holding tanks in the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area, second to those located within the Maryland Chesapeake Bay 8-digit watershed that have a relative effectiveness for total nitrogen reduction of 9.24 or higher based on the Chesapeake Bay watershed model, third to failing systems with the 500-year floodplain, and fourth to certain other failing systems; and expanding certain funding eligibility criteria for on-site and community sewage systems. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 460 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Wed 3/26 1:00 PM | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 1/28 2:30 PM | Support/Amend 3 |
| SB 120 (HB 4) | Link | Restrictions on Use - Solar Collector Systems - Alteration Muse Prohibiting a restriction on land use that increases the cost of installing a solar collector system by at least 5% over a certain cost or that reduces the efficiency of the system by at least 10% under a certain energy generation level; authorizing a community association to impose certain restrictions on the installation of solar collector systems in common areas or common elements; authorizing a community association to install a solar collector system in common areas or common elements under certain circumstances; etc. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 516 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/25 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Wed 1/15 12:00 PM | Support 2 |
| SB 125 (HB 249) | Link | Residential Real Property - Local Limits on Summoning Law Enforcement or Emergency Services Gile Prohibiting a local jurisdiction from enforcing a law or ordinance that limits the summoning of law enforcement or emergency services to a residential property by establishing a certain threshold or penalty. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 477 (5/13) | Judicial Proceedings Thu 1/23 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| SB 132 (HB 87) | Link | Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes Feldman Applying certain health and safety requirements to short-term rental units and home amenities; prohibiting certain activities at a home amenity or short-term rental; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to adopt certain rules or regulations relating to short-term rentals; including "short-term rental platform" and "short-term rental unit" in the definition of "hotel" for the purpose of the county and municipal corporation hotel rental tax; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing canceled (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (3/6) | Oppose 4 | ||
| SB 150 (HB 347) | Link | Real Property - Recordation and Land Records - Requirements Watson Altering certain provisions relating to the filing, maintenance, and transmittal of land records; and defining "land record" as any document recorded by a clerk of the circuit court relating to property. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 66 (4/8) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/25 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Wed 1/15 12:00 PM | Monitor |
| SB 154 (HB 103) | Link | Access to Counsel in Evictions - Task Force and Special Fund Hettleman Extending through fiscal year 2028 distributions by the Comptroller from funds gained from abandoned property in the State to the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund; altering the staff and duties of the Access to Counsel in Evictions Task Force; and extending through fiscal year 2028 an annual $14,000,000 appropriation by the Governor from the Access to Counsel in Evictions Special Fund to the Maryland Legal Services Corporation. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 457 (5/13) | Appropriations Wed 3/26 2:30 PM | Budget and Taxation Wed 1/15 10:30 AM | No Position |
| SB 160 (HB 124) | Link | Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission Waldstreicher Authorizing a seller, buyer, or assignee of certain residential property to rescind a contract of sale without penalty at any time before closing if a certain seller does not provide a certain notice; establishing that an assignee is entitled to a refund of any deposit paid for the purchase of residential real property under certain circumstances; requiring that a contract of sale comply with the requirements of the Act; and applying the Act prospectively. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 509 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/25 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Thu 1/23 1:00 PM | Support 5 |
| SB 175 (HB 222) | Link | Public Safety - Fuel Gas Piping Systems and Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing - Prohibitions and Study Lewis Young Prohibiting the sale, offer for sale, transfer, or distribution of non-arc-resistant jacketed corrugated stainless steel tubing; establishing a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for a violation of the Act; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor and the Office of the State Fire Marshal to conduct a study and make recommendations related to preventing the fire hazards associated with commonly used fuel gas piping systems including gas piping and corrugated stainless steel tubing, in residential and commercial buildings; etc. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 384 (5/6) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/25 1:00 PM | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/6 1:00 PM | No Position |
| SB 183 (HB 133) | Link | State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Notification of Constant Yield Tax Rate - Alteration Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee Altering the requirement that the State Department of Assessments and Taxation notify each taxing authority of the constant yield tax rate for each taxable year by requiring that the notice be sent by the Department to a taxing authority only on the request of the taxing authority. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 72 (4/8) | Ways and Means Tue 3/18 1:00 PM | Budget and Taxation Wed 1/15 10:30 AM | Oppose 3 |
| SB 189 (HB 631) | Link | Eminent Domain - Agricultural and Conservation Easements - Prohibited Taking Brooks Prohibiting the State or any of its instrumentalities or political subdivisions from taking privately owned property that is subject to a perpetual agricultural or conservation easement. | In the Senate - Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (1/9) | Judicial Proceedings Thu 1/23 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 | |
| SB 190 (HB 80) | Link | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee Authorizing the Maryland Department of Transportation to establish transit-oriented development (TOD) corridor funds financed by revenue from county special taxing districts to benefit transit-oriented development; altering the authority of local legislative bodies to regulate land use planning on certain land that is located within 0.5 miles of, or under certain circumstances, adjacent to, certain transit stations; exempting certain special taxes for the benefit of transit-oriented development from any county tax limitation or bond cap; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 1/29 at 10:30 a.m. (1/15) | Budget and Taxation Wed 1/29 10:30 AM | Support 3 | |
| SB 209 (HB 78) | Link | State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors - Sunset Extension and Report Chair, Finance Committee Continuing the State Commission of Real Estate Appraisers, Appraisal Management Companies, and Home Inspectors in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2029, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Commission; and requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to submit a report with information regarding the Commission to the Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee on or before July 1, 2028. | In the Senate - Senate Requests House Recede (4/3) | Finance Thu 1/23 3:45 PM | Monitor | |
| SB 218 (HB 264) | Link | Business Occupational and Professional Licenses - Suspension and Revocation for Workplace Fraud Chair, Finance Committee Requiring, under certain circumstances, the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to notify a licensing authority when a licensee is found in violation of certain workplace fraud provisions; requiring licensing authorities to suspend or revoke the licenses of licensees who are reported by the Commissioner; and establishing certain appeal and license reinstatement procedures. | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor (1/27) | Monitor | ||
| SB 250 | Link | Department of the Environment - Fees, Penalties, Funding, and Regulation Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee Altering the authorized uses of the Maryland Clean Air Fund to include certain activities relating to mitigating and reducing air pollution in the State; authorizing the Department of the Environment to charge a fee for processing and issuing on-site sewage disposal permits and individual well construction permits under certain circumstances; requiring a holder of a license to transfer oil into the State to pay a certain fee when oil owned by the licensee is first transferred into the State; establishing the Private Dam Repair Fund; etc. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 432 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 4/1 1:00 PM | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | Oppose 1 |
| SB 256 (HB 49) | Link | Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Compliance and Reporting Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee Altering an annual compliance fee paid by certain owners of covered buildings under certain circumstances to include the energy use attributable to the building's failure to meet certain energy targets; requiring certain regulations to include a certain annual reporting fee to cover certain costs; and requiring the Department of the Environment to deposit alternative compliance fees into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/13 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| SB 266 (HB 286) | Link | Local Comprehensive Planning and State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy - Planning Principles Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee Providing certain planning principles that are collectively intended to create sustainable communities and to protect the environment utilizing active public participation; altering the State Economic Growth, Resource Protection, and Planning Policy to consist of planning principles for advancing sustainable growth in the State; and requiring the publisher of the Annotated Code of Maryland, along with the Department of Legislative Services, to correct cross-references and terminology in the Code that are rendered incorrect by the Act. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 64 (4/8) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/25 1:00 PM | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 1/21 1:30 PM | Support 3 |
| SB 279 (HB 895) | Link | Employment and Insurance Equality for Service Members Act Simonaire Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; and altering the application of certain provisions of law governing the regulation of business, economic development, insurance, and labor and employment to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 5 (4/8) | Finance Wed 2/5 2:00 PM | Support 1 | |
| SB 280 (HB 1060) | Link | Judicial and Public Safety for Service Members Act Simonaire Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; and altering the application of certain provisions of judicial proceedings, corrections, criminal, family, public safety, and real property laws to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 261 (5/6) | Judicial Proceedings Thu 1/30 1:00 PM | Support 1 | |
| SB 319 (HB 350) | Budget Bill (Fiscal Year 2026) The President Making the proposed appropriations contained in the State Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026, in accordance with Article III, Section 52 of the Maryland Constitution; etc. | In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation (1/15) | Oppose 3 | |||
| SB 321 (HB 352) | Link | Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 The President Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/28 at 12:00 p.m. (2/14) | Budget and Taxation Fri 2/28 12:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| SB 327 (HB 390) | Link | Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes Expansion Act Hettleman Authorizing an owner of real property used for rental housing and the governing body of a county to enter into a payment in lieu of taxes agreement for maintaining at least 25% of the rental housing units located at the real property as affordable dwelling units for at least 15 years; and authorizing the governing body of the county to require the owner of real property to maintain a higher percentage of rental housing units as affordable dwelling units than the minimum percentage specified in the Act. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 106 (4/22) | Ways and Means Wed 3/26 2:15 PM | Budget and Taxation Wed 1/29 10:30 AM | Monitor |
| SB 409 (HB 97) | Link | Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds King Expanding the acceptable names authorized for an economic development authority established by a county or municipal corporation; expanding the powers of an authority, subject to limitations in the articles of incorporation of the authority and resolutions of the legislative body of a county or municipal corporation; providing that certain actions require prior approval of the legislative body of a county or municipal corporation under certain circumstances; expanding the authorized uses of tax increment proceeds; etc. | In the House - Hearing 3/20 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (3/13) | Ways and Means Thu 3/20 1:00 PM | Budget and Taxation Wed 2/5 2:00 PM | Support 2 |
| SB 430 (HB 503) | Link | Land Use - Regional Housing Infrastructure Gap (Housing for Jobs Act) The President Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development and the Department of Planning to calculate certain regional housing infrastructure gaps; providing for the apportionment of regional housing infrastructure gaps to counties and incorporated municipalities; authorizing local jurisdictions to reduce local housing infrastructure gaps in a certain manner; establishing that certain local jurisdictions have an affirmative obligation to expeditiously approve housing development project applications; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/6) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 3/4 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| SB 434 (HB 505) | Link | Empowering New Energy Resources and Green Initiatives Toward a Zero-Emission (ENERGIZE) Maryland Act The President Renaming the "renewable energy portfolio standard" to be the "clean energy portfolio standard"; altering the minimum required percentage of energy that must be derived from clean energy sources in certain years under the clean energy portfolio standard; altering the contents of and approval criteria for an application for an offshore wind project; establishing a process for the Public Service Commission to review and approve an application for a proposed nuclear energy generation project; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/20 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| SB 436 (HB 489) | Link | Maryland Department of Labor - Study on Building Code Requirements for Single-Staircase Buildings Waldstreicher Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to study building code requirements for single-staircase buildings in the State and other states and analyze best practices when drafting building code requirements; requiring the Department to make legislative and regulatory recommendations for the purpose of increasing the affordable housing supply by reducing barriers to multifamily housing development; and requiring the Department to report to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2026. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 503 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/25 1:00 PM | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/20 1:00 PM | Support 3 |
| SB 441 (HB 606) | Link | Real Property - New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service Sydnor Requiring a developer, builder, broker, or real estate agent to enter the final sale price of a new home into a multiple listing service or similarly accessible database. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | Judicial Proceedings Thu 2/6 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| SB 442 (HB 767) | Link | Real Property - Landlord and Tenant - Procedures for Failure to Pay Rent, Breach of Lease, and Tenant Holding Over Sydnor Requiring a landlord to provide certain notice to a tenant when a court has issued a warrant of restitution for a failure of a tenant to pay rent, a breach of lease, or a tenant holding over under certain circumstances; establishing certain procedures and requirements for the execution of a warrant for repossession; establishing that the Act does not restrict the authority of the State or a local jurisdiction to enact or enforce certain legislation; and applying the Act prospectively. | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (4/5) | Judicial Proceedings Thu 2/6 1:00 PM | Oppose 4 | |
| SB 446 (HB 449) | Link | Condominiums - Property Insurance Deductibles - Unit Owner Responsibility Beidle Increasing, from $10,000 to $25,000, the maximum amount of the council of unit owners' property insurance deductible for which a unit owner is responsible if the cause of damage to or destruction of any portion of the condominium originates from the unit owner's unit. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | Judicial Proceedings Thu 2/6 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| SB 463 (HB 636) | Real Property - Condominiums - Responsibility for Property Insurance Deductibles King Increasing, from $10,000 to $20,000, the maximum amount of the council of unit owners' property insurance deductible for which a unit owner is responsible; and applying the Act to all policies of property and casualty insurance issued, delivered, or renewed in the State to a condominium council of unit owners. | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/10) | Support/Amend 2 | |||
| SB 479 (HB 1414) | Link | Building Energy Performance Standards - Public Safety, Emergency, and Public Utility Buildings - Exclusion Gallion Altering the definition of "covered building" for purposes of certain building energy performance standards to exclude certain public safety, emergency, and public utility buildings. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/27 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| SB 483 (HB 657) | Link | Public Utilities - Alternatives to Construction of New Transmission Lines Gallion Requiring the Public Service Commission to examine alternatives to the construction of a new transmission line if the use of an alternative will best maintain historical, environmental, or agricultural preservation areas, or will avoid any overlap with certain lots, parcels, or tracts of land. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 3/6 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| SB 484 (HB 487) | Link | Unhoused Individuals - Rights, Civil Action, and Affirmative Defense Muse Providing that all unhoused individuals have certain rights; authorizing the Attorney General or an individual harmed by a violation of the Act to bring a certain civil action against a political subdivision, a unit of State or local government, or a government official; establishing an affirmative defense of necessity to certain criminal charges relating to trespass or disturbing the peace; and repealing the authority of a municipality to prohibit vagrancy. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. (1/24) | Judicial Proceedings Thu 2/6 1:00 PM | Oppose 4 | |
| SB 489 | Link | Criminal Law - Fraud - Possession of Residential Real Property Jennings Prohibiting a person from possessing or claiming a right to possess residential real property the person does not lawfully possess or own, with the intent to defraud another; authorizing the owner of certain residential real property to file a certain sworn affidavit and requiring a sheriff to remove a certain person from residential real property under certain circumstances; and providing that the Act does not prohibit the owner of property from filing a wrongful detainer action. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. (1/24) | Judicial Proceedings Thu 2/6 1:00 PM | Support 4 | |
| SB 510 | Excess Ownership of Single-Family Residences Excise Tax (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) Henson Imposing an excise tax on the acquisition and excess ownership of certain single-family residences in the State by certain entities; providing for the calculation, collection, and distribution of the excise tax; establishing the Down Payment and Settlement Expense Loan Program Fund which may be used only to provide financing for down payment and settlement expenses to enable eligible homebuyers to purchase homes; etc. | In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/17) | Oppose 4 | |||
| SB 514 | Link | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) Henson Prohibiting a landlord from requiring or requesting from a prospective tenant certain information relating to criminal history and prohibiting a landlord from considering certain information when evaluating the prospective tenant; permitting a landlord to consider certain criminal history information prior to extending a conditional offer to a prospective tenant and requiring the landlord to consider certain information provided by a prospective tenant relating to a criminal history records check; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | Judicial Proceedings Thu 2/6 1:00 PM | Oppose 4 | |
| SB 556 | Link | Real Property - Fraudulent Possession and Unauthorized Lease or Listing - Prohibition and Removal Ready Prohibiting the knowing and willful presentation of certain false documents in order to possess real property; prohibiting a person from leasing to another real property the person does not own or is not authorized to lease and from listing or advertising for sale real property if the person knows the purported seller is not the owner of the property; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | Judicial Proceedings Thu 2/6 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | |
| SB 557 (HB 1008) | Link | Vehicle-Miles-Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices - Prohibition (Transportation Freedom Act of 2025) Ready Prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a vehicle-miles-traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from requiring the installation of a device in or on a privately owned vehicle to facilitate the reporting of vehicle miles traveled; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (2/7) | Budget and Taxation Thu 3/6 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| SB 582 (HB 1428) | Link | Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) Henson Authorizing a person who offers for sale to a third party improved single-family residential real property, for the first 30 days, to accept an offer to purchase the property made only by an individual, a community development organization, a nonprofit organization, or a real estate enterprise that owns an interest in less than 3% of all residential real property in the county; and altering the rate of the State transfer tax payable for an instrument of writing for a sale of certain residential real property under certain circumstances. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 2:00 p.m. (Budget and Taxation) and Hearing canceled (Judicial Proceedings) (2/17) | Budget and Taxation Wed 2/26 2:00 PM | Oppose 4 | |
| SB 583 (HB 609) | Link | Legislative Scholarship Programs - Eligibility and Use - Real Estate Appraisal Program Henson Exempting certain applicants for a senatorial scholarship from certain examination requirements; and authorizing certain uses of senatorial and Delegate scholarships for applicants who plan to complete the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria of the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal Program. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 9:00 a.m. (3/4) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Fri 3/7 9:00 AM | Support 3 | |
| SB 598 (HB 585) | Link | Property Tax - Low-Income Housing Tax Credit - Valuation of Property Hettleman Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to notify the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, within 30 days of closing and the execution and delivery of a certain regulatory agreement, that a commercial property that is developed under a certain provision of federal law has been awarded a low-income tax credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 68 (4/8) | Ways and Means Wed 3/26 2:15 PM | Budget and Taxation Wed 2/12 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 |
| SB 606 (HB 872) | Link | Residential Real Property - Tenants' Right of First Refusal West Clarifying the circumstances under which liability for the failure to comply with certain requirements relating to a tenant's right of first refusal to purchase residential property is restricted to the owner of the property and does not attach to the property. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 525 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/25 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | Support 1 |
| SB 609 (HB 817) | Link | Residential Leases - Use of Algorithmic Device by Landlord to Determine Rent - Prohibition Love Prohibiting a landlord from using certain algorithmic devices to determine the amount of rent to charge a residential tenant; making a violation of the Act an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; and applying the Act prospectively. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (1/30) | Judicial Proceedings Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 | |
| SB 633 (HB 906) | Link | Campaign Finance - Political Organizations - Disclosures on Solicitations (Stop Scam PACs Act) Kagan Requiring certain political organizations to include certain disclaimers and disclosures on certain solicitations; authorizing the State Administrator of Elections to investigate a potential violation of the Act; and authorizing the State Board after the issuance of a public report of its finding to prohibit a person who violated the Act from making further solicitations for a certain period or impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 313 (5/6) | Ways and Means Wed 3/26 2:15 PM | Education, Energy, and the Environment Wed 2/26 1:00 PM | |
| SB 651 (HB 709) | Link | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) Muse Authorizing a county to enact, by local law or ordinance, provisions prohibiting certain landlords of residential property from failing to renew a lease during the lease period or from terminating a holdover tenancy without good cause; establishing certain requirements and prohibitions for a local law or ordinance adopted in accordance with the Act; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Judicial Proceedings Tue 2/18 1:00 PM | Oppose 5 | |
| SB 657 (HB 1362) | Link | Eminent Domain - Just Compensation - Fees and Costs Ready Establishing that damages to be awarded for the taking of land in a condemnation proceeding include, in addition to the fair market value of the land taken, any legal, expert, or other fees or costs of the action incurred by a defendant. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Judicial Proceedings Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| SB 661 (HB 81) | Link | Real Property - Condemnation - Compensation for Farm and Agricultural Property (Protect Maryland Farm Lands Act) Ready Requiring the fair market value of certain agricultural property taken in a condemnation proceeding to be valued at 350% of the highest appraisal value of the property; and applying the Act retroactively to condemnation proceedings initiated on or after January 1, 2024. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Judicial Proceedings Tue 2/11 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| SB 675 (HB 1149) | Link | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation Carozza Requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct an analysis of the full costs and benefits of sources of electricity generation in the State; requiring the Commission to include recommended policy changes to support the development of energy sources with the lowest costs and greatest benefits to the ratepayers of the State; and requiring the Commission to reports its findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2026. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 3/6 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| SB 677 (HB 896) | Link | Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Income-Based Housing Subsidies Gile Providing that a certain landlord may not refuse to rent to a prospective tenant who pays rent with the assistance of an income-based housing subsidy under certain circumstances; providing that a certain landlord may collect financial information from a perspective tenant under certain circumstances; and providing that a violation of the Act is a discriminatory housing practice and is subject to enforcement by the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Judicial Proceedings Tue 2/18 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| SB 680 (HB 972) | Link | Real Estate Commission - Continuing Education Requirements - Alterations Carozza Altering certain requirements for continuing education required for the renewal of a license for real estate brokers, associate real estate brokers, and real estate salespersons, including the number of clock hours, course topics, course instructors, and course application fees. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 398 (5/6) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/27 1:00 PM | Support 5 | |
| SB 682 (HB 769) | Link | Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Materially Delinquent Mortgages Charles Altering certain requirements for an order to docket or a complaint to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust on residential property; requiring a secured party to provide certain loan-related correspondence in order to enforce a materially delinquent mortgage, subject to certain exceptions; and permitting a mortgagor to raise a defense of laches in an action to enforce a materially delinquent mortgage. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Judicial Proceedings Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| SB 689 (HB 1018) | Link | Financial Institutions - Conventional Home Mortgage Loans - Assumption and Required Disclosures Gile Requiring banking institutions, credit unions, mortgage lenders, mortgage lending businesses, and mortgage loan originators to include a certain provision in certain conventional home mortgage loans authorizing a certain borrower to purchase the property interest of a certain borrower in connection with a decree of absolute divorce if the lending entity determines that the assuming borrower qualifies for the loan; and applying certain provisions of the Act retroactively. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 203 (4/22) | Finance Thu 2/20 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | |
| SB 715 (HB 326) | Link | Student Service Hours - Financial Literacy Course Brooks Requiring each county board of education, beginning in the 2026-2027 school year, to allow successful completion of eligible financial literacy courses to be applied toward fulfillment of the student service hours high school graduation requirement for the number of hours determined by the county board. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/07 at 9:00 a.m. (3/4) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Fri 3/7 9:00 AM | Support 4 | |
| SB 737 (HB 1396) | Link | Property Rights Protection Act of 2025 Folden Prohibiting certain persons from exercising a right of condemnation to acquire property for the purpose of constructing a power line or a generating station that produces electricity from wind energy or solar energy; and prohibiting the State or any of its instrumentalities or political subdivisions from acquiring by condemnation property that is encumbered by certain conservation easements or will be used for the construction of a power line or a certain generating station. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (3/5) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 3/11 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| SB 760 (HB 1439) | Link | Better Small Business Employee Benefit Act Of 2025 Feldman Exempting from certain requirements relating to offering health benefit plans to small employers in the State health benefit plans issued through a professional employer organization, coemployer, or other organization located in the State. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/6) | Finance Wed 2/26 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| SB 779 (HB 1451) | Link | Climate Solutions Now Act Affordability Act of 2025 Gallion Specifying that certain requirements under the Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 are to be carried out to the extent economically practicable, including requirements concerning achieving certain direct greenhouse gas emissions reductions from certain buildings, measuring and reporting direct emissions data to the Department of the Environment, achieving certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals, and achieving zero-emission vehicle goals relating to the State vehicle fleet and local school buses; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (2/4) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/27 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| SB 787 | Link | Cooperative Housing Corporations and Condominiums - Funding of Reserve Accounts and Timing of Reserve Studies Jennings Establishing that a reserve study conducted for a cooperative housing corporation or condominium must identify only certain components with a repair or replacement cost that exceeds $10,000; establishing an exception to the requirement to conduct a reserve study for certain cooperative housing corporations and condominiums; altering the timing for an updated reserve study from at least 5 to at least 10 years under certain circumstances; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Judicial Proceedings Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| SB 804 (HB 973) | Link | Maryland Building Performance Standards - Fossil Fuel Use, Energy Conservation, and Electric- and Solar-Ready Standards (Better Buildings Act of 2025) Brooks Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, by October 1, 2025, and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, energy conservation requirements, an electric- and solar-ready standard for certain buildings, and a requirement that new buildings and significant improvements meet all laundry, water, and space heating demands of the building without the use of fossil fuels. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/27 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| SB 807 | Link | Environment - Local Building Energy Performance Standards - Authorization Kramer Authorizing counties to adopt local building energy performance standards that are at least as stringent as certain standards adopted by the Department of the Environment if the standards are approved by the Department; authorizing a county to enforce local building energy performance standards; and exempting a covered building that is subject to certain local building energy performance standards from complying with certain statewide standards. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/27 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| SB 814 (HB 698) | Link | Local Government - Development Impact Fees, Surcharges, and Excise Taxes - Reporting Watson Requiring county governments to make a certain report by July 1 each year to the Department of Planning on the amount, use, and location of the use of county development impact fees, surcharges, and excise taxes; and requiring county governments to make certain reports to the Department of Planning identifying certain local laws. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 187 (4/22) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/25 1:00 PM | Budget and Taxation Tue 3/4 1:00 PM | Support 3 |
| SB 815 | Link | Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Prohibited Disclosures Watson Altering certain provisions of law regarding the prohibition on certain departments of State government denying an occupational license or certificate to an applicant solely on the basis of the criminal history of the applicant by prohibiting the State Board of Barbers and the State Board of Cosmetologists in the Maryland Department of Labor from requiring disclosure of certain actions on an application. | In the House - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (3/19) | Economic Matters Wed 3/26 1:00 PM | Finance Thu 3/6 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 |
| SB 856 | Link | Mold - Landlord Requirements and Regulations (Maryland Tenant Mold Protection Act) Henson Requiring the Department of the Environment, the Maryland Department of Health, the Department of Housing and Community Development, the Maryland Department of Labor, and the Department of General Services to develop a certain pamphlet and website; requiring a landlord to provide a tenant with certain information at certain times and in a certain manner; requiring a landlord to perform a mold assessment and mold remediation within 15 days after receipt of a written notice regarding the detection of mold; etc. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 539 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Thu 3/20 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 |
| SB 859 (HB 1014) | Link | Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 Hettleman Altering a certain limit on the unified credit used for determining the estate tax for decedents dying on or after a certain date; altering a certain limitation on the amount of the estate tax for decedents dying on or after a certain date; altering the definition of "qualified child" for purposes of a certain credit against the State income tax for certain dependent children; imposing a certain business transportation fee on certain taxable income of corporations and pass-through entities for certain taxable years; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Budget and Taxation Wed 3/5 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| SB 866 (HB 306) | Link | Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions Muse Establishing the Common Ownership Community Ombudsman Unit in the Office of the Attorney General to monitor relevant changes in federal and State laws, make certain information publicly available, assist members in understanding certain rights and processes, and provide information on alternative dispute resolution services; requiring common ownership communities to file certain documents; requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish a data base of governing documents; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Judicial Proceedings Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| SB 891 (HB 1466) | Link | Land Use and Real Property - Accessory Dwelling Units - Requirements and Prohibitions M. Washington Establishing the policy of the State to promote and encourage the creation of accessory dwelling units on land with a single-family detached dwelling unit as the primary dwelling unit in order to meet the housing needs of the citizens of the State; requiring, on or before October 1, 2026, the legislative body of certain counties or municipal corporations to adopt a local law authorizing the development of accessory dwelling units on land with a single-family detached dwelling unit as the primary dwelling unit; etc. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 196 (4/22) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Support 5 | |
| SB 896 (HB 1152) | Link | Real Property - Residential Rental Property - Pet Policy Disclosure (Pet Policy Transparency Act) Love Requiring the landlord of a residential rental property to provide the property's pet policy on the property's website and as part of an application form for a rental unit on the property. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 489 (5/13) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/25 1:00 PM | Judicial Proceedings Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 |
| SB 944 (HB 1193) | Link | Housing Development Permits - Local Reporting Requirements (Maryland Housing Data Transparency Act) Hettleman Requiring certain counties to report information about certain housing development permits that include a residential component to the Department of Planning beginning January 1, 2027; requiring the Department of Planning to make certain permit information public on a public, interactive, and searchable website; and requiring the Department to submit a report on the collection of building permit information on or before December 31 each year to the Governor and the General Assembly. | In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations (4/4) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| SB 955 | Link | Overhead Transmission Lines - Eminent Domain West Prohibiting a person constructing an overhead transmission line from exercising a right of condemnation to acquire property encumbered by a conservation easement; authorizing a certain property owner to bring an action for damages incurred as a result of a certain condemnation proceeding; and requiring that reasonable counsel fees be awarded to counsel for the defendant in a condemnation proceeding and that certain court costs be charged against the plaintiff under certain circumstances. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 3/6 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| SB 979 (HB 1103) | Link | Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax - Collection by Comptroller and Alterations Guzzone Requiring certain accommodations intermediaries to collect and remit the hotel rental tax to the Comptroller rather than to each county; providing for the administration of the hotel rental tax by the Comptroller; providing that certain provisions of State law prevail over certain local laws or agreements related to the hotel rental tax; repealing the authority of certain counties to provide for certain exemptions from the hotel rental tax; etc. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 638 (5/20) | Budget and Taxation Wed 3/5 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| SB 989 | Link | Real Property - Unauthorized Occupants - Sheriff's Property Registry and Removal Charles Authorizing a sheriff of a county to establish an Unauthorized Occupant Registry for residential real property located in the county in order to facilitate the removal of unauthorized occupants from dwellings on residential property in the county; authorizing a residential property owner to enroll the property in a registry established in accordance with the Act and to request the removal of an unauthorized occupant from the property by a sheriff, subject to certain requirements; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Judicial Proceedings Tue 2/25 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| SB 1011 (HB 1411) | Link | Real Property - Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund - Establishment Attar Establishing the Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund to provide grants to low-income condominium owners who live in condominiums with insufficient reserve accounts to enable a low-income unit owner to pay increased assessments necessary for a condominium association to meet reserve account funding requirements; requiring that the Fund prioritize low-income adults aged 65 years or older; and requiring low-income unit owners who received grants to make a certain report regarding the reserve account balance by December 31 annually. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (2/25) | Judicial Proceedings Tue 3/11 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| SB 1026 (HB 1516) | Link | Financial Institutions - Consumer Credit - Application of Licensing Requirements (Maryland Secondary Market Stability Act of 2025) Beidle Providing that certain provisions of law governing the licensing of providers of certain financial services in the State do not apply to a certain person that acquires or is assigned a certain mortgage, mortgage loan, or installment loan under certain circumstances or a certain trust that acquires or is assigned a certain mortgage loan under certain circumstances; establishing the Maryland Licensing Workgroup; and requiring the Workgroup to report to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 31, 2025. | Approved by the Governor - Chapter 118 (4/22) | Finance Tue 3/11 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 |