Legislation Status Report
Saturday February 14, 2026
| Bill | Fiscal Note | Details | Status | House Hearing | Senate Hearing | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 38 | Link | Financial Institutions - Licensing of Affiliated Insurance Producer-Mortgage Loan Originators - Alteration Queen Requiring the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to approve a certain mortgage lender that meets certain criteria as an affiliated insurance producer-mortgage loan originator if the mortgage lender is in good standing with the Commissioner and any other regulator to which it is subject and is in material compliance with applicable state and federal law. | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 1:30 p.m. (2/3) | Economic Matters Tue 2/3 1:30 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 54 | Link | Task Force to Study Restructuring Maryland's Electric Utility Industry Allen Establishing the Task Force to Study Restructuring Maryland's Electric Utility Industry to study and make recommendations on restructuring the State's electric utility industry; and requiring the Task Force to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before November 1, 2027. | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/19) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/3 2:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 59 | 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; requiring the District Court or the circuit court to issue a warrant within 24 hours if the court rules in favor of the complainant in an expedited wrongful detainer action; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) (2/9) | Economic Matters Thu 2/26 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 78 (SB 457) | Link | Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land Stewart Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to establish subclasses of real property consisting of land and improvements to land and set separate real property tax rates for each subclass. | In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. (1/26) | Ways and Means Tue 1/27 2:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 79 | Link | Climate Solutions Affordability Act of 2026 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 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Environment and Transportation Wed 2/4 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 80 | 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, 2026, 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, 2027, and during the tenancy or up to 2 years after the tenancy expired. | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Economic Matters Thu 2/5 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| HB 90 (SB 224) | 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, 2026; etc. | In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m. (1/26) | Ways and Means Tue 1/27 2:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 93 | Home Builders - Model Homes and Contracts for the Intent to Purchase a New Home - Requirements Crosby Requiring certain home builders that construct model homes to make certain information about the model home available to prospective home buyers in a certain manner; requiring a home builder to provide certain information about model home upgrades to a home buyer at the time of signing a certain contract; providing that a home buyer has a right to rescind a contract for the intent to purchase a new home for any reason within a certain period of time; etc. | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/17) | Monitor | |||
| HB 99 | Link | Municipalities - Annexed Land - Land Use and Density Schindler Altering the restrictions on a municipality, for a period following an annexation of land, to authorize the development of certain annexed land for certain land uses or certain densities without obtaining the express approval of the county in which the municipality is located; and altering the authority of a municipality to authorize certain land uses or certain densities for certain annexed land with the express approval of the county in which the municipality is located. | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (1/26) | Government, Labor, and Elections Thu 2/5 2:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 104 (SB 49) | Link | Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense Mireku-North Providing that all unhoused individuals have certain rights; 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 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16) | Tue 2/3 1:00 PM | Oppose 4 | |
| HB 120 | Link | Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingency Fisher Prohibiting a person from constructing a data center in the State; prohibiting a unit of State or local government from approving a proposal for the construction of a data center in the State; providing for the termination of the Act if the General Assembly enacts legislation regarding the co-location of data centers with a new or existing natural gas power generation facility, nuclear power generation facility, or small module reactor; applying the Act prospectively; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/19) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/3 2:00 PM | Oppose 2 | |
| HB 130 | Link | Criminal Law - Deed Fraud - Prohibition, Deed Fraud Prevention Grant Fund, and Task Force to Study Deed Fraud Ruff 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; establishing the Deed Fraud Prevention Grant Fund; and establishing the Task Force to Study Deed Fraud. | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16) | Tue 2/3 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | |
| HB 146 (SB 165) | Link | Environment - On-Site Wastewater Systems - Requirements for Inspection and Pumping Services 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 is failing and when the system is fixed, under certain circumstances; extending certain dates; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Environment and Transportation Wed 2/4 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 153 (SB 12) | Link | Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement 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, 2026, for newly constructed residential rental units and beginning October 1, 2026, for residential rental units that undergo renovation that includes the replacement or substantial upgrade of electrical systems or heating systems; and applying the Act prospectively. | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Economic Matters Thu 2/5 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 168 | Link | Housing and Community Development - Affordable Housing - Educator Workforce Housing and Municipal Corporations Vogel Establishing that providing educator workforce housing is an eligible use of certain financial assistance provided by the Department of Housing and Community Development; establishing that teachers and other employees of a local school system shall be considered a specified group for purposes of the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program; and altering the eligible recipients of certain financial assistance. | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Economic Matters Thu 2/5 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 200 | Link | Sale of Residential Real Property - Required Flood Risk Disclosure Lehman Requiring the Department of the Environment to develop, publish, and maintain a real property flood risk disclosure statement form that includes certain information about a property's flood risk and history; and requiring, beginning July, 1, 2027, a vendor of residential real property to provide the purchaser with a completed real property flood risk disclosure statement form before entering into a contract for the sale of the property. | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Economic Matters Thu 2/5 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| HB 208 | Link | Courts - Evidence - Proof of Ownership of Real Property Griffith Establishing that certain documentation relating to real property may be used to establish a rebuttable presumption of ownership of the property in certain court proceedings. | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16) | Wed 2/4 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 213 (SB 180) | 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 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) | Tue 2/24 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| HB 220 (SB 130) | Link | Environment - Water - Individual Unit Meters Charkoudian Authorizing the installation of individual unit meters, used to determine the actual use of water, for certain apartment houses and dwelling units; prohibiting the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house, or a contractor hired by the owner, operator, or manager, from imposing certain costs on a unit; requiring each individual unit meter to include a leak detection monitor; requiring the maintenance of adequate records regarding individual unit meters; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Environment and Transportation Wed 2/4 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| HB 239 (SB 36) | Link | Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) Chair, Economic Matters Committee Prohibiting local jurisdictions from adopting or enforcing certain zoning provisions relating to lot size, dimensions, setback requirements, lot coverage, and design or architectural elements for certain single-family homes; prohibiting local jurisdictions from prohibiting certain housing types in certain zones; and prohibiting local jurisdictions from prohibiting certain subdivisions of certain lot types. | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Economic Matters Thu 2/12 1:00 PM | Support 5 | |
| HB 243 (SB 197) | Link | Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements Chair, Economic Matters Committee Altering the required elements of comprehensive and general plans for charter counties and other local jurisdictions; establishing requirements and guidelines for each element; and requiring certain State agencies to provide charter counties and other local jurisdictions with assistance and information relevant to the preparation of each element. | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Economic Matters Thu 2/12 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 247 | Link | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Variances - Alterations Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Altering certain standards and requirements for variances from land use requirements under the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program. | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Environment and Transportation Wed 2/11 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 250 (SB 108) | Link | Environment - Water Resources and Wetlands - Enforcement Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Authorizing the Department of the Environment to impose an administrative penalty for certain violations related to the appropriation or use of water and dam safety; repealing a certain limitation on the Department's authority to issue certain orders and send certain notices related to dam safety; authorizing the Department to impose an administrative penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation, not to exceed $100,000, for certain violations related to wetlands construction, modification, or development; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Environment and Transportation Wed 2/4 1:00 PM | No Position | |
| HB 252 (SB 203) | Link | Environment - Lead Paint Abatement Services - Performance Bond and Liability Insurance Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Authorizing regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment to include requirements for any person who is accredited by the Department to provide lead paint abatement services to be covered by a reasonable performance bond or reasonable liability insurance. | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Environment and Transportation Wed 2/11 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 257 | Environment - Flood-Related Watershed Studies and Comprehensive Flood Management Grant Program Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Requiring, by January 1, 2028, and every 5 years thereafter, and after consultation with local jurisdictions and State agencies, the Department of the Environment to designate priority watersheds for the purpose of requiring subdivisions to conduct flood-related watershed studies; requiring a subdivision that contains a designated priority watershed to conduct a watershed study and submit the study to the Department for review and approval; specifying the required contents of a flood-related watershed study required under the Act; etc. | In the House - Hearing canceled (2/6) | No Position | |||
| HB 258 (SB 178) | Link | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Standards and Procedures Chair, Environment and Transportation Committee Altering and updating the standards and procedures governing the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program related to the approval of regulations, local program comprehensive reviews, locational standards for growth allocation, correcting mapping mistakes, and tree replanting. | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Environment and Transportation Wed 2/11 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 283 (SB 52) | Link | Property Insurance - Settlement of Claims and Notices Chair, Judiciary Committee Establishing the method for calculating the measure of the actual cash value recovery in the settlement of a first-party claim under a residential or commercial property insurance policy issued or renewed on or after October 1, 2026; and requiring an insurer that renews a policy of homeowner's insurance or renter's insurance to notify the insured, in advance of the renewal, of certain differences between the expiring policy and the renewal policy. | In the House - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16) | Tue 2/3 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | |
| HB 313 | Link | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Housing - Rental Applications and Tenant Screening Stewart Prohibiting a landlord from collecting an application fee unless the rental unit is available or will become available within 30 days of receiving the application; requiring a landlord to provide certain written disclosures before accepting an application or screening fee; prohibiting a landlord from taking certain adverse actions against a prospective tenant unless a landlord provides certain written notice to the prospective tenant; prohibiting a landlord from taking certain actions relating to certain records; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Economic Matters Thu 2/5 1:00 PM | Oppose 5 | |
| HB 315 (SB 335) | 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 a 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 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/19) | Economic Matters Thu 2/5 1:00 PM | Oppose 5 | |
| HB 337 (SB 31) | School Construction and Housing - School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances Moon Requiring each county board of education to submit a student residency and school zones report to the Department of Planning and the Interagency Commission on School Construction on or before July 1 each year, beginning on July 1, 2026; prohibiting certain adequate public facilities ordinances from delaying the processing and completion of subdivision or site development plans; and authorizing certain adequate public facilities ordinances to delay the issuance of final permits. | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Appropriations Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Support 3 | ||
| HB 343 | Link | Housing Development Projects - Housing Counseling Services 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; and requiring the Governor to appropriate $200,000 in fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal year thereafter for community development organizations to partner with certain housing counseling agencies providing housing counseling services. | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | Economic Matters Thu 2/5 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 | |
| HB 345 (SB 341) | Link | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act) Charkoudian Authorizing the purchase, installation, and use of a certain portable solar energy generating system for certain purposes; altering the renewable energy portfolio standard; requiring that certain alternative compliance fees be paid into a certain escrow account rather than into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund; requiring the Public Service Commission to require electric companies to procure a certain number of SRECs and SREC-IIs; requiring the Commission to issue certain solicitations; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/22) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/10 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 402 | 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 governing documents with the Department of Housing and Community Development, which the Department must use to create a publicly accessable database; and establishing requirements for a local common ownership commission established by the local government of a county. | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | Economic Matters Thu 2/12 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 420 (SB 242) | Link | Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act Rogers Authorizing active service members and spouses, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another jurisdiction; and altering the definition of "eligible veteran" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing occupational or professional licensing processes to include former service members who have been discharged for more than 1 year before an application for a license, certificate, or registration is submitted. | In the House - Reassigned to Government, Labor, and Elections and Health (2/3) | Government, Labor, and Elections Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | |
| HB 431 | Link | Real Property - Recordation and Printing of Subdivision Plats - Alterations Behler Updating certain provisions of law relating to the recordation of subdivision plats; and increasing the fee for printing a set of subdivision plats from $5 for each set of plats to $25 per page for each set of plats. | In the House - Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | Economic Matters Thu 2/5 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| HB 433 (SB 589) | Link | Business Regulation - Collection Agencies - Licensure Exemption for Property Managers Qi Exempting property managers who collect payment for rent, utilities, or fees from a residential tenant on behalf of a property owner, under certain circumstances, from the requirement to hold a license to do business as a collection agency from the State Collection Agency Licensing Board. | In the House - Hearing 2/11 at 2:30 p.m. (2/6) | Economic Matters Wed 2/11 2:30 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 434 | Residential Leases - Use of Algorithmic Device by Landlord to Determine Rent, Occupancy, and Lease Terms - Prohibition Palakovich Carr Prohibiting a landlord from using certain algorithmic devices to determine the amount of rent to charge for, occupancy levels of, and lease terms and conditions for a residential dwelling unit; 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 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | Economic Matters Thu 2/19 1:00 PM | Oppose 2 | ||
| HB 453 | Real Property - Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund - Establishment Rosenberg Establishing the Insufficient Condominium Reserve Account Grant Fund to provide grants to low-income unit owners of 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 certain older adults; requiring the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Community Development to establish certain procedures, publicize the Fund and prioritize older owners; etc. | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/17) | Support/Amend 2 | |||
| HB 469 (SB 747) | Link | Condominiums - Mandatory Insurance Coverage Holmes Requiring a certain condominium unit owner to obtain a condominium unit owner insurance policy or a substantially similar property insurance policy for the unit; requiring a certain insurance policy to include certain provisions; and authorizing a council of unit owners to acquire an insurance policy on behalf of a unit owner who does not maintain a certain required insurance policy and charge the insurance premium as an assessment to the unit owner. | In the House - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | Economic Matters Thu 2/12 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| HB 506 (SB 455) | Economic Development - Transformational Project Financing Program - Establishment Qi Establishing the Transformational Project Financing Program in the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to designate certain development districts as State-supported development districts; authorizing a governing body of a political subdivision to apply to the Corporation for approval as a State-supported development district; requiring the Corporation to publish at least annually a summary of approved State-supported development districts; providing for the eligibility for and calculation of certain State revenue; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) (2/3) | Economic Matters Tue 2/24 1:00 PM | |||
| HB 523 (SB 353) | 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 House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Economic Matters Thu 2/19 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| HB 543 | 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 House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Economic Matters Thu 2/19 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | ||
| HB 545 (SB 384) | Real Estate Brokers - Residential Real Estate Transactions - Transaction Brokers Qi Authorizing a licensed real estate broker, a licensed associate real estate broker, or a licensed real estate salesperson to establish nonagency relationships to act as a real estate transaction broker in a residential real estate transaction under certain circumstances; establishing the duties of a transaction broker in a transaction brokerage; requiring the State Real Estate Commission to develop a certain standard consent form for a transaction brokerage; etc. | In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor (2/17) | ||||
| HB 548 (SB 325) | Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act) Behler Requiring the approval of a housing development project application by a local regulatory authority or the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to be governed only by certain laws and regulations in effect at the time of submission of a substantially complete application; granting the proponent of an approved housing development project certain vested rights related to use and development for a certain time period; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Economic Matters Thu 2/19 1:00 PM | Support 5 | ||
| HB 556 | Link | Property Tax Credit - Utility Service Expenses for Dwellings (Maryland Family Utility Tax Relief Act) J. Long Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on the dwelling of an individual who pays at least 25% of household net income for utility service expenses during the taxable year. | In the House - Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/29) | Ways and Means Tue 2/10 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| HB 573 (SB 274) | 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; and providing that certain conduct necessary to achieve certain nondiscriminatory interests does not constitute a certain violation. | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Economic Matters Thu 2/19 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| HB 576 (SB 425) | State Archives - Record Services - Fees Griffith Authorizing the State Archives to establish certain fees relating to certain records by regulation. | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/6) | Government, Labor, and Elections Tue 2/24 1:00 PM | Support 3 | ||
| HB 652 | 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 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Ways and Means Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Support 2 | ||
| HB 674 (SB 270) | Link | Public Service Commission - Full Costs and Benefits Analysis of Sources of Electricity Generation T. Morgan Requiring the Public Service Commission to conduct an analysis of the full costs and benefits of sources of electricity generation in the State; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and the House Environment and Transportation Committee by December 1, 2027. | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| HB 676 (SB 518) | 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 2028 and 2029 an appropriation to the Comptroller sufficient to cover the costs of the Pilot Program. | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Ways and Means Thu 2/19 1:00 PM | |||
| HB 691 | State Government - Procedures - Permitting Efficiency for Housing Development Projects Lopez Requiring each unit in the Executive Branch of State government responsible for issuing a permit related to housing construction to adopt procedures to streamline certain permitting processes for housing projects; requiring the State Housing Ombudsman, to the extent feasible, to ensure consistency between certain permitting processes developed by different units; and authorizing the delegation of certain tasks related to the review or approval of permits related to housing construction to certain local governmental units. | In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Economic Matters Thu 2/19 1:00 PM | Support 3 | ||
| HB 702 (SB 434) | Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Uses - Cooperative Housing Corporations and Condominiums (Co-Op and Condo Energy Refund Equity Act) Korman Altering the authorized uses of certain compliance fee revenue paid into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund; and requiring certain funds in the Fund be used as refunds or credits to residential customers in fiscal year 2027. | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Environment and Transportation Tue 2/24 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | ||
| HB 716 (SB 545) | Land Surveyors and Property Line Surveyors - Private Property Access - Prohibition Pippy Prohibiting a land surveyor or a property line surveyor from conducting a survey on private property during deer firearms hunting season without written permission from the property owner. | In the House - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/3) | Economic Matters Wed 2/18 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | ||
| HB 765 (SB 82) | Criminal Law - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Lease - Penalty Griffith Prohibiting a person with the intent to defraud another from creating, aiding in the creation of, or possessing a counterfeit lease or rental agreement. | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Support 3 | ||
| HB 774 (SB 462) | 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 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Economic Matters Thu 2/26 1:00 PM | Oppose 5 | |
| HB 778 | Land Use - Middle Housing Options - Requirements Allen Establishing that certain local jurisdictions have an affirmative duty to create opportunities for housing by evaluating the suitability of vacant, unused, or underutilized commercial or industrial land for housing use; altering the requirements for the housing element of a certain comprehensive plan; requiring local jurisdictions to establish certain policies and adopt certain local laws to promote and encourage building middle housing units on certain land; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Economic Matters Thu 2/26 1:00 PM | Support 5 | ||
| HB 790 | 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 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Ways and Means Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Support 2 | ||
| HB 805 | Building Homes Act Solomon Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on certain dwellings that are subject to a mortgage or deed of trust provided by a nonprofit entity and a certain covenant or agreement that ensures affordable pricing of the dwelling; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026. | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Ways and Means Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Support 2 | ||
| HB 810 (SB 168) | State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Pilot Program - Establishment Taylor Establishing the Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Pilot Program in the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to explore the use of blockchain technology for securely recording and verifying real property ownership and to assess its potential for use by law enforcement and courts in resolving real property disputes involving squatting. | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Economic Matters Thu 2/26 1:00 PM | Support 2 | ||
| HB 847 | 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 law enforcement officer to remove a certain person from residential real property under certain circumstances; and providing that the Act does not prohibit the owner of residential real property from filing a wrongful detainer action. | In the House - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Support 4 | |
| HB 850 | Home Builders - Open House - Sales Representative Disclosure Requirements Bhandari Requiring a home builder holding a property open to the public to display in a conspicuous manner a certain notice to prospective buyers disclosing the duties of a home builder sales representative. | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Economic Matters Thu 2/26 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | ||
| HB 853 | 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 House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Economic Matters Thu 2/26 1:00 PM | Support 3 | ||
| HB 858 | Real Property - Wrongful Detainer Actions - Time of Hearing Conaway Altering from 10 business days to 14 calendar days the period of time during which a hearing must be held after the filing of a wrongful detainer action; etc. | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Wed 3/4 1:00 PM | Monitor | ||
| HB 867 | 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 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Wed 3/4 1:00 PM | Oppose 4 | ||
| HB 870 | Maryland Building Performance Standards - Energy Conservation Requirements (Large Buildings for Tomorrow Act) Korman Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt, by October 1, 2028, and as part of the Maryland Building Performance Standards, energy conservation requirements for the new construction of buildings that are subject to the Building Energy Performance Standards adopted by the Maryland Department of the Environment. | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Environment and Transportation Wed 2/25 1:00 PM | Table | ||
| HB 894 (SB 389) | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) The Speaker Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones; requiring the Maryland Development Corporation to prioritize certain redevelopment projects when making loans under the Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program; altering the authority of local legislative bodies to regulate land use planning on land located near certain transit stations; delaying the collection of certain development excise taxes and development impact fees for certain residential real estate projects; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Economic Matters) (2/9) | Economic Matters Thu 2/26 1:00 PM | Support 4 | ||
| HB 900 | Legislative Scholarship Programs - Eligibility and Use - Real Estate Appraisal Program Taylor Exempting an applicant for a senatorial scholarship from certain examination requirements if the applicant is registered for or is planning to complete the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria of the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal Program; and authorizing the use 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 for expenses to register for the Program. | In the House - First Reading Appropriations (2/5) | Support 3 | |||
| HB 920 (SB 811) | 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 within 30 days after the sale. | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Economic Matters Thu 2/26 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | ||
| HB 943 (SB 592) | State Board of Education - Financial Literacy - Graduation Requirement Forbes Requiring the State Board of Education to establish a certain graduation requirement in financial literacy; requiring students, beginning with the 2030 graduating class, to successfully complete a certain personal financial literacy course; and requiring county boards, upon successful completion of the course, to award certain credit to students and to allow students to fulfill certain remaining credit requirements through certain existing courses. | In the House - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | Ways and Means Wed 2/25 1:00 PM | Support 3 | ||
| HB 956 | Condominiums - Buildings More Than 40 Years Old - Study Rosenberg Requiring the Department of Housing and Community and Development to conduct a study on buildings in the State that are more than 40 years old and contain a condominium; and requiring the Department to report its findings to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2026. | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Economic Matters Thu 2/26 1:00 PM | |||
| HB 983 | State Tax Credits, Modifications, and Exemptions - Alterations and Repeal Palakovich Carr Altering the Enterprise Zone Program; altering and repealing certain credits, exemptions, and deductions to the State income, motor fuel, sales and use, tobacco, and property taxes; providing an addition modification under the Maryland income tax for the entire amount of certain deductions under the Internal Revenue Code for dividends paid for real estate investment trusts; requiring the Department of Commerce to evaluate the film production activity tax credit and submit a certain report on or before December 1, 2026; etc. | In the House - Hearing canceled (Ways and Means) (2/13) | ||||
| HB 988 | Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards - Repeal Hartman Repealing certain provisions of law establishing and governing building energy performance standards. | In the House - Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (2/10) | Environment and Transportation Fri 2/27 1:00 PM | |||
| HB 993 (SB 666) | 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 certain residential property as a short-term rental by an operator solely because the operator is a lessee or sublessee of the property; authorizing the governing body of a county or municipality to enact a local law or ordinance prohibiting the operator of a short-term rental who is a lessee or sublessee of the property from operating more than one short-term rental within the county or municipality; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Economic Matters Thu 2/26 1:00 PM | |||
| HB 1009 (SB 725) | Transfer of Real Property - Recordation Certification and State Transfer Tax (Land Transfer Accountability Act) Korman Prohibiting a clerk of the circuit court from recording an instrument that effects a change of ownership of real property from the United States to another person unless the instrument is accompanied by a Certificate of Compliance; requiring the Office of the Attorney General and the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to review certain changes of ownership of real property and issue a Certificate of Compliance following a determination of legal compliance; etc. | In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Economic Matters Thu 2/26 1:00 PM | |||
| HB 1029 (SB 691) | Real Property - Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts - Contingency Clauses Roberts Altering the definition of "contingency clause" as the term applies to the circumstances under which a residential real estate contract may be terminated by a purchaser; and altering the time period from 30 days to 5 days, within which a holder of trust money must distribute trust money to a purchaser. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/9) | ||||
| HB 1073 | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases - Prospective Tenant Criminal History Records Check (Maryland Fair Chance Housing Act) Lewis 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 - First Reading Economic Matters (2/10) | ||||
| HB 1088 (SB 735) | Property Tax - Petition to Review Value of Commercial Real Property Spiegel Authorizing a county or a municipal corporation to submit a certain petition for review to appeal the value of commercial real property located in the county or municipal corporation that is sold to a new owner if the total sales price of the property is 20% or more than the total sales price when the property was previously sold. | In the House - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | Ways and Means Tue 2/24 1:00 PM | |||
| HB 1098 (SB 939) | Bankruptcy Proceedings - Exemptions From Execution - Residential Real Property Stewart Providing that the exemption for owner-occupied residential real property in a bankruptcy proceeding includes certain real property held in a revocable trust; and altering the amount of the exemption for owner-occupied residential real property in a bankruptcy proceeding. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/11) | ||||
| HB 1120 (SB 418) | Professional Licensing Portability - Members of the Foreign Service and Spouses Rogers Authorizing members of the Foreign Service and spouses of members of the Foreign Service, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another jurisdiction. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Health (2/11) | Support/Amend 2 | |||
| HB 1132 | Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Resale Contracts - Notice Requirements (Keeping Affordable Housing Affordable Act) Terrasa Altering the deadline by which certain required notices in certain retail contracts shall be provided to a purchaser; requiring the seller in a certain retail contract to provide notice of certain changes in mandatory fees and payments and other required disclosures; altering certain fees a council of unit owners or a homeowners association or its agent may charge for providing certain disclosures; and altering the time period within which a purchaser may cancel a certain contract. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/11) | ||||
| HB 1137 (SB 829) | Land Use - Multifamily Developments and Mixed-Use Developments - Authorization (Bring Back Main Street Act) Allen Requiring certain counties to allow multifamily developments and mixed-use developments as a permitted use on certain parcels or lots; prohibiting certain counties from imposing certain restrictions, requirements, or limitations on permitted developments; authorizing certain counties to require a permitted development to have a certain percentage of available floor space dedicated to retail uses and to include on-site parking; etc. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/11) | ||||
| HB 1175 | Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight, Regulation, and Taxation (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act) Allen Establishing certain policies and processes to facilitate the development of residential housing in the State; requiring an entity that owns residential real property in the State to make a certain certification to the Department of Housing and Community Development; authorizing a local jurisdiction to establish an administrative process to review, approve, modify, or deny certain housing development project applications; etc. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters and Ways and Means (2/11) | ||||
| HB 1188 | Excess Ownership of Single-Family Residences Excise Tax (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2026) Boafo 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 House - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Ways and Means Thu 3/5 1:00 PM | |||
| HB 1196 (SB 940) | Environment - Mobile Home Parks - Water Quality Testing J. Long Requiring the Department of the Environment to develop a mobile home park water quality testing program by January 1, 2027; requiring the Department to perform water quality testing at a certain percentage of the total number of mobile home parks by certain dates; requiring the Department to provide notice of water quality testing results; requiring a mobile home park owner to take certain actions, including remediation, on a finding of a water quality issue; etc. | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Environment and Transportation Wed 3/4 1:00 PM | |||
| HB 1201 | Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Reserve Studies - Exemptions Wivell Exempting condominiums for which the council of unit owners votes to fund repairs to the common elements through a special assessment by an affirmative vote of 80% of certain unit owners and certain homeowners associations from provisions of law pertaining to reserve studies. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/11) | ||||
| HB 1210 (SB 584) | Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners Tomlinson Requiring a person applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of any transmission line to provide certain notices to certain landowners regarding the construction; and establishing that failure to provide a certain notice invalidates a certain hearing and, under certain circumstances, voids an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity. | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/3 1:00 PM | |||
| HB 1211 (SB 633) | Condominiums - Unit Owner Responsibility for Damage or Destruction Tomlinson Providing that a certain unit owner is responsible for the full cost of repair, replacement, and, under certain circumstances, restoration of certain portions of a condominium if the cause of the damage to or destruction of the portion originates from the owner's unit. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/11) | Support/Amend 3 | |||
| HB 1213 | State Transfer Tax - Rate - Alterations (Housing Affordability for Buyers and Sellers) Ruth Altering the State transfer tax rate and applying the Act to instruments of writing recorded on or after July 1, 2026. | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | Ways and Means Tue 3/3 1:00 PM | |||
| HB 1217 (SB 479) | Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions Wivell Exempting a covered building that received a use and occupancy permit before June 1, 2022, from compliance with certain building energy performance standards and energy use intensity targets until it becomes necessary to replace lighting systems, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, or other major components of the covered building due to failure of those components, or as a result of the end of life of those components. | In the House - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/13) | Environment and Transportation Wed 3/11 1:00 PM | Support 3 | ||
| HB 1218 (SB 941) | Department of Housing and Community Development - Severe Health and Safety Risk Properties - Intervention Plan Wilkins Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, Office of Landlord and Tenant Affairs in consultation with the Attorney General to develop a plan to identify severe health and safety risk properties in the State and take related actions; and requiring the Department to submit the plan and certain recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before August 31, 2027. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/11) | ||||
| HB 1219 (SB 739) | Climate Change, Homeowner's Insurance, and Emergency Management - Study Fraser-Hidalgo Requiring the University System of Maryland to conduct a study to evaluate the relationship between climate change, homeowner's insurance, and emergency and disaster preparedness; requiring the University, by January 1, 2027, to submit its report to the General Assembly addressing the current state of the National Flood Insurance Program and the private flood insurance market, recommendations on the how the State can incentivize residents to invest in home protection from extreme weather events, and other recommendations; etc. | In the House - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (2/12) | Environment and Transportation Wed 3/4 1:00 PM | |||
| HB 1221 (SB 624) | Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Fire Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Fire Safety Act) Foley Requiring certain short-term rental units to post certain evacuation diagrams and certain emergency telephone numbers in the unit and to provide certain fire extinguishers and smoke alarms in the unit; requiring a certain short-term rental host to replace a smoke alarm under certain circumstances; requiring certain booking services to notify certain short-term rental hosts about certain fire safety requirements; etc. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/11) | ||||
| HB 1224 | Property Taxes - Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property - Charter County Tax Limitation PG 408-26 Prince George's County Delegation Authorizing the governing body of a charter county to set a special property tax rate on certain vacant and abandoned property that exceeds any limit in the county charter on the property tax rate or property tax revenues; and authorizing the governing body of a charter county to distribute to the general fund of the county the property tax revenue attributable to the special rate on certain vacant and abandoned property that exceeds any limit in the county charter on the property tax rate or property tax revenues. | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | Ways and Means Tue 3/3 1:00 PM | |||
| HB 1236 | Real Property - Prohibition on Restrictions of Accessory Dwelling Units - Historic District Exemption Wivell Exempting from a prohibition on restrictions on use for accessory dwelling units certain property located within a district designated to be of historic significance. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/11) | ||||
| HB 1244 (SB 630) | Overhead Transmission Lines and Eminent Domain - Property Value - Damages Rose Authorizing the owner of property used for residential purposes to bring an action to recover damages incurred as a result of the value of the property being diminished from the use of eminent domain to take property and construct an overhead transmission line within 300 feet of the property owner's residence; and requiring that reasonable fees be awarded to counsel for the defendant in a condemnation proceeding and the costs be charged against the plaintiff under certain circumstances. | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (2/12) | Environment and Transportation Tue 3/3 1:00 PM | Support 2 | ||
| HB 1260 | Common Ownership Communities - Online Publication of Resale Disclosures Feldmark Requiring the governing body of a certain common ownership community or the management agent of a certain homeowners association to maintain certain information about the common ownership community on its website in a downloadable format and at no cost; and altering the fees that certain common ownership communities may charge for information relating to an individual unit or lot. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/12) | ||||
| HB 1269 (SB 615) | Common Ownership Communities - Reserve Accounts and Reserve Studies - Alterations Bhandari Requiring the governing bodies of certain cooperative housing corporations, condominiums, or homeowners associations to adopt an annual budget that includes certain calculations for the cost to repair or replace capital components that are the responsibility of the common ownership community; providing that a certain portion of the members of a common ownership community may determine the community and its members are facing a financial hardship or that a determination of financial hardship may be extended; etc. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/12) | Support 2 | |||
| HB 1273 | Maryland Homeowner Protection and Homestead Tax Credit Portability Act of 2026 Miller Reducing the maximum homestead tax credit percentage for State, county, municipal, and bicounty commission property tax to 105%; and establishing a homestead portability adjustment for certain homeowners. | In the House - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Ways and Means Tue 3/3 1:00 PM | |||
| HB 1299 (SB 817) | Real Property - Residential Sales - Communications During Appraisal Process Taylor Requiring an appraiser to provide a certain notice to certain parties to a residential real property appraisal under certain circumstances; authorizing certain persons to submit certain additional data to an appraiser before an appraisal is finalized for a certain purpose; and requiring an appraiser to include certain information in an addendum to a certain report. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/12) | ||||
| HB 1547 (SB 873) | Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Modified Risk Reduction Standard Rosenberg Altering the conditions under which an owner of affected property is required to satisfy the modified risk reduction standard under the Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing law by repealing a requirement that an environmental investigation conclude that there is a defect at the affected property. | In the House - First Reading Economic Matters (2/13) | ||||
| HB 1571 (SB 729) | Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program and Mobile Home Parks Holmes Altering the Access to Counsel in Evictions Program to expand access to legal representation and other services under the Program to individuals who occupy premises of a mobile home park; authorizing a prospective resident of a mobile home park to bring an action against a park owner for failing to provide certain documents and terms related to the tenancy; etc. | In the House - First Reading Judiciary (2/13) | ||||
| SB 12 (HB 153) | Link | Residential Rental Apartments - Air-Conditioning Requirement West 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, 2026, for newly constructed residential rental units and beginning October 1, 2026, for residential rental units that undergo renovation that includes the replacement or substantial upgrade of electrical systems or heating systems; and applying the Act prospectively. | In the Senate - Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. (1/13) | Tue 1/20 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| SB 31 (HB 337) | School Construction and Housing - School Zones and Adequate Public Facilities Ordinances Lam Requiring each county board of education to submit a student residency and school zones report to the Department of Planning and the Interagency Commission on School Construction on or before July 1 each year, beginning on July 1, 2026; prohibiting certain adequate public facilities ordinances from delaying the processing and completion of subdivision or site development plans; and authorizing certain adequate public facilities ordinances to delay the issuance of final permits. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (1/23) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Support 3 | ||
| SB 36 (HB 239) | Link | Land Use - Zoning - Limitations (Starter and Silver Homes Act of 2026) Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee Prohibiting local jurisdictions from adopting or enforcing certain zoning provisions relating to lot size, dimensions, setback requirements, lot coverage, and design or architectural elements for certain single-family homes with certain exceptions; prohibiting local jurisdictions from prohibiting certain housing types in certain zones; and prohibiting local jurisdictions from prohibiting certain subdivisions of certain lot types. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (1/27) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Support 5 | |
| SB 49 (HB 104) | Link | Unhoused Individuals - Rights and Affirmative Defense Muse Providing that all unhoused individuals have certain rights; stating it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Courts liberally construe the Act to maximize the protections afforded by it to unhoused individuals in the State; 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 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. (1/13) | Tue 1/27 1:00 PM | Oppose 4 | |
| SB 52 (HB 283) | Link | Property Insurance - Settlement of Claims and Notices Chair, Finance Committee Establishing the method for calculating the measure of the actual cash value recovery in the settlement of a first-party claim under a residential or commercial property insurance policy issued or renewed on or after October 1, 2026; and requiring an insurer that renews a policy of homeowner's insurance or renter's insurance to notify the insured, in advance of the renewal, of certain differences between the expiring policy and the renewal policy. | In the Senate - Hearing 1/28 at 2:00 p.m. (1/19) | Finance Wed 1/28 2:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | |
| SB 82 (HB 765) | Link | Criminal Law - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Lease - Penalty Watson Prohibiting a person with the intent to defraud another from creating, aiding in the creation of, or possessing a counterfeit lease or rental agreement; etc. | In the Senate - Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (2/16) | Tue 1/27 1:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| SB 108 (HB 250) | Link | Environment - Water Resources and Wetlands - Enforcement Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee Authorizing the Department of the Environment to impose an administrative penalty for certain violations related to the appropriation or use of water and dam safety; repealing a certain limitation on the Department's authority to issue certain orders and send certain notices related to dam safety; authorizing the Department to impose an administrative penalty of up to $5,000 for each violation, not to exceed $100,000, for certain violations related to wetlands construction, modification, or development; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/3 1:00 PM | No Position | |
| SB 130 (HB 220) | Link | Environment - Water - Individual Unit Meters Henson Authorizing the installation of individual unit meters, used to determine the actual use of water, for certain apartment houses and dwelling units; prohibiting the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house, or a contractor hired by the owner, operator, or manager, from imposing certain costs on a unit; requiring each individual unit meter to include a leak detection monitor; requiring the maintenance of adequate records regarding individual unit meters; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/3 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| SB 165 (HB 146) | Link | Environment - On-Site Wastewater Systems - Requirements for Inspection and Pumping Services and Implementation Dates Brooks 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 is failing and when the system is fixed, under certain circumstances; extending certain dates; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/3 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| SB 168 (HB 810) | Link | State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Pilot Program - Establishment Watson Establishing the Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Pilot Program in the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to explore the use of blockchain technology for securely recording and verifying real property ownership and to assess its potential for use by law enforcement and courts in resolving real property disputes involving squatting. | In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. (1/15) | Budget and Taxation Wed 1/21 10:00 AM | Support 2 | |
| SB 178 (HB 258) | Link | Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program - Standards and Procedures Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee Altering and updating the standards and procedures governing the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal Bays Critical Area Protection Program related to the approval of regulations, local program comprehensive reviews, locational standards for growth allocation, correcting mapping mistakes, and tree replanting. | In the Senate - Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 1/27 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| SB 180 (HB 213) | 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 Senate - Hearing 1/22 at 1:00 p.m. (1/13) | Thu 1/22 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| SB 197 (HB 243) | Link | Land Use - Comprehensive and General Plans - Alteration of Elements Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee Altering the required elements of comprehensive and general plans for charter counties and other local jurisdictions; establishing requirements and guidelines for each element; and requiring certain State agencies to provide charter counties and other local jurisdictions with assistance and information relevant to the preparation of each element. | In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m. (1/15) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Wed 1/21 11:00 AM | Monitor | |
| SB 203 (HB 252) | Link | Environment - Lead Paint Abatement Services - Performance Bond and Liability Insurance Chair, Education, Energy the Environment Committee Authorizing regulations adopted by the Department of the Environment to include requirements for any person who is accredited by the Department to provide lead paint abatement services to be covered by a reasonable performance bond or reasonable liability insurance. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m. (1/16) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/3 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| SB 211 | Link | Maryland Estate Tax - Repeal Folden Repealing the Maryland estate tax; and applying the Act to decedents dying after June 30, 2026. | In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. (1/15) | Budget and Taxation Wed 1/21 10:00 AM | Support 4 | |
| SB 224 (HB 90) | Link | Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property Lewis Young 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, 2026; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m. (1/15) | Budget and Taxation Wed 1/21 10:00 AM | Oppose 3 | |
| SB 242 (HB 420) | Link | Modernizing Civil Relief for Service Members Act Simonaire Authorizing active service members and spouses, under certain circumstances, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another jurisdiction; and altering the definition of "eligible veteran" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing occupational or professional licensing processes to include former service members who have been discharged for more than 1 year before an application for a license, certificate, or registration is submitted. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (2/3) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/12 2:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | |
| SB 267 | Land Use - Residential Housing - Oversight, Regulation, and Taxation (Building Affordably in My Back Yard Act) Brooks Establishing certain policies and processes to facilitate the development of residential housing in the State; requiring an entity that owns residential real property in the State to make a certain certification to the Department of Housing and Community Development; authorizing a local jurisdiction to establish an administrative process to review, approve, modify, or deny certain housing development project applications; requiring the Governor to establish certain housing production targets at certain intervals; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (1/23) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Oppose 5 | ||
| SB 270 (HB 674) | 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; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Senate Committee on Education, Energy, and the Environment and the House Environment and Transportation Committee by December 1, 2027. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/19 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| SB 274 (HB 573) | Link | Fair Housing and Housing Discrimination - Regulations, Intent, and Discriminatory Effect Sydnor 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; and providing that certain conduct necessary to achieve certain nondiscriminatory interests does not constitute a certain violation. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/27) | Tue 2/3 2:00 PM | Support 3 | |
| SB 325 (HB 548) | Land Use - Permitting - Development Rights (Maryland Housing Certainty Act) Augustine Requiring the approval of a housing development project application by a local regulatory authority or the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission to be governed only by certain laws and regulations in effect at the time of submission of a substantially complete application; granting the proponent of an approved housing development project certain vested rights related to use and development for a certain time period; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (1/23) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Support 5 | ||
| SB 332 | Link | Condominiums - Property Insurance Deductibles - Unit Owner Responsibility Kramer 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 originates from the unit. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/28) | Tue 2/3 2:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | |
| SB 335 (HB 315) | Link | Human Relations - Discrimination in Housing - Income-Based Housing Subsidies Love 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 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (1/28) | Tue 2/10 1:00 PM | Oppose 5 | |
| SB 341 (HB 345) | Link | Public Utilities - Solar Energy Generating Systems and Solar Renewable Energy Credits (Affordable Solar Act) Brooks Authorizing the purchase, installation, and use of a certain portable solar energy generating system for certain purposes; altering the renewable energy portfolio standard; requiring that certain alternative compliance fees be paid into a certain escrow account rather than into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund; requiring the Public Service Commission to require electric companies to procure a certain number of SRECs and SREC-IIs; requiring the Commission to issue certain solicitations; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/9) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/19 1:00 PM | Monitor | |
| SB 353 (HB 523) | Link | Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions Charles 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 - Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m. (1/28) | Tue 2/3 2:00 PM | Monitor | |
| SB 384 (HB 545) | Real Estate Brokers - Residential Real Estate Transactions - Transaction Brokers Watson Authorizing a licensed real estate broker, a licensed associate real estate broker, or a licensed real estate salesperson to establish nonagency relationships to act as a real estate transaction broker in a residential real estate transaction under certain circumstances; establishing the duties of a transaction broker in a transaction brokerage; requiring the State Real Estate Commission to develop a certain standard consent form for a transaction brokerage; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing canceled (2/12) | ||||
| SB 389 (HB 894) | Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act) The President Providing for the automatic designation of certain transit-oriented developments as enterprise zones; requiring the Maryland Development Corporation to prioritize certain redevelopment projects when making loans under the Strategic Infrastructure Revolving Loan Program; altering the authority of local legislative bodies to regulate land use planning on land located near certain transit stations; delaying the collection of certain development excise taxes and development impact fees for certain residential real estate projects; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (Finance) (2/2) | Finance Tue 2/17 1:00 PM | Support 4 | ||
| SB 418 (HB 1120) | Professional Licensing Portability - Members of the Foreign Service and Spouses Simonaire Authorizing members of the Foreign Service and spouses of members of the Foreign Service, for the duration of the assignment or detail, to practice in the State under an occupational or professional license issued in another jurisdiction under certain circumstances. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (2/9) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/19 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | ||
| SB 425 (HB 576) | State Archives - Record Services - Fees Jennings Authorizing the State Archives to establish by regulation reasonable fees relating to the care and preservation of records and other services provided by the Archives. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Budget and Taxation Wed 2/18 1:00 PM | Support 3 | ||
| SB 434 (HB 702) | Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund - Uses - Cooperative Housing Corporations and Condominiums (Co-Op and Condo Energy Refund Equity Act) Love Altering the authorized uses of certain compliance fee revenue paid into the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund; and requiring certain funds in the Fund be used as refunds or credits to residential customers for electric service in fiscal year 2027. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Budget and Taxation Wed 2/25 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | ||
| SB 451 | 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 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Tue 2/10 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| SB 455 (HB 506) | Economic Development - Transformational Project Financing Program - Establishment Rosapepe Establishing the Transformational Project Financing Program in the Maryland Economic Development Corporation to designate certain development districts as State-supported development districts; authorizing a governing body of a political subdivision to apply to the Corporation for approval as a State-supported development district; requiring the Corporation to publish at least annually a summary of approved State-supported development districts; providing for the eligibility for and calculation of certain State revenue; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Finance Thu 3/5 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 457 (HB 78) | Link | Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land Rosapepe Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to establish subclasses of real property consisting of land and improvements to land and set separate real property tax rates for each subclass. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Budget and Taxation Wed 2/18 1:00 PM | Oppose 3 | |
| SB 462 (HB 774) | Link | Landlord and Tenant - Residential Leases and Holdover Tenancies - Local Good Cause Termination (Good Cause Eviction) Muse 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 Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Thu 2/12 1:00 PM | Oppose 5 | |
| SB 477 | Link | Civil Actions - Real Estate Appraisals - Statute of Limitations McKay Establishing a statute of limitations for certain civil actions against a person for certain real estate appraisal-related actions. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m. (2/4) | Thu 2/12 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| SB 479 (HB 1217) | Environment - Building Energy Performance Standards and Energy Use Intensity Targets - Exemptions McKay Exempting a covered building that received a use and occupancy permit before June 1, 2022, from compliance with certain building energy performance standards and energy use intensity targets until it becomes necessary to replace lighting systems, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, or other major components of the covered building due to failure of those components, or as a result of the end of life of those components. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/19 1:00 PM | Support 3 | ||
| SB 518 (HB 676) | Maryland Financial Empowerment Center Network Pilot Program - Establishment King 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 2028 and 2029 an appropriation to the Comptroller sufficient to cover the costs of the Pilot Program. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Budget and Taxation Wed 2/25 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 545 (HB 716) | Land Surveyors and Property Line Surveyors - Private Property Access - Prohibition Ready Prohibiting a land surveyor or a property line surveyor from conducting a survey on private property during deer firearms hunting season without written permission from the property owner. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/19 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | ||
| SB 576 | Cooperative Housing Corporations and Condominiums - Emergency Use of Reserve Funds Jennings Providing that reserve funds of a cooperative housing corporation or condominium may be used for purposes other than those specified in the funding plan in an emergency and if the use of funds is approved by an affirmative vote of the members or unit owners having at least two-thirds of the votes in the cooperative housing corporation or the council of unit owners, respectively. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Wed 2/18 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | ||
| SB 584 (HB 1210) | Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Transmission Lines - Notice to Landowners Jennings Requiring a person applying for a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of any transmission line to provide certain notices to certain landowners regarding the construction; and establishing that failure to provide a certain notice invalidates a certain hearing and, under certain circumstances, voids an application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Thu 2/26 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 589 (HB 433) | Link | Business Regulation - Collection Agencies - Licensure Exemption for Property Managers Kramer Exempting property managers who collect payment for rent, utilities, or fees from a residential tenant on behalf of a property owner, under certain circumstances, from the requirement to hold a license to do business as a collection agency from the State Collection Agency Licensing Board. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | Finance Thu 2/26 1:00 PM | Support 2 | |
| SB 592 (HB 943) | State Board of Education - Financial Literacy - Graduation Requirement Brooks Requiring the State Board of Education to establish a certain graduation requirement in financial literacy; requiring students, beginning with the 2030 graduating class, to successfully complete a certain personal financial literacy course; and requiring county boards, upon successful completion of the course, to award certain credit to students and to allow students to fulfill certain remaining credit requirements through certain existing courses. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Wed 3/4 1:00 PM | Support 3 | ||
| SB 615 (HB 1269) | Common Ownership Communities - Reserve Accounts and Reserve Studies - Alterations West Requiring the governing bodies of certain cooperative housing corporations, condominiums, or homeowners associations to adopt an annual budget that includes certain calculations for the cost to repair or replace capital components that are the responsibility of the common ownership community; providing that a certain portion of the members of a common ownership community may determine the community and its members are facing a financial hardship or that a determination of financial hardship may be extended; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Thu 2/19 1:00 PM | Support 2 | ||
| SB 624 (HB 1221) | Public Safety - Short-Term Rental Units - Fire Safety (Jillian and Lindsay Wiener Short-Term Rental Fire Safety Act) Feldman Requiring certain short-term rental units to post certain evacuation diagrams and certain emergency telephone numbers in the unit and to provide certain fire extinguishers and smoke alarms in the unit; requiring a certain short-term rental host to replace a smoke alarm under certain circumstances; requiring certain booking services to notify certain short-term rental hosts about certain fire safety requirements; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing canceled (2/11) | ||||
| SB 630 (HB 1244) | Overhead Transmission Lines and Eminent Domain - Property Value - Damages West Authorizing the owner of property used for residential purposes to bring an action to recover damages incurred as a result of the value of the property being diminished from the use of eminent domain to take property and construct an overhead transmission line within 300 feet of the property owner's residence; and requiring that reasonable fees be awarded to counsel for the defendant in a condemnation proceeding and the costs be charged against the plaintiff under certain circumstances. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) and Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Education, Energy, and the Environment) (2/10) | Judicial Proceedings Thu 2/19 1:00 PM | Support 2 | ||
| SB 633 (HB 1211) | Condominiums - Unit Owner Responsibility for Damage or Destruction Ready Providing that a certain unit owner is responsible for the full cost of repair, replacement, and under certain circumstances, restoration, of certain portions of a condominium if the cause of the damage or destruction to the portion originates from the owner's unit. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (2/5) | Wed 2/18 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 3 | ||
| SB 666 (HB 993) | Real Property - Short-Term Rentals Harris Prohibiting the governing body of a county or municipality from enacting a local law or ordinance prohibiting the offering of certain residential property as a short-term rental by an operator solely because the operator is a lessee or sublessee of the property; authorizing the governing body of a county or municipality to enact a local law or ordinance prohibiting the operator of a short-term rental who is a lessee or sublessee of the property from operating more than one short-term rental within the county or municipality; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Thu 2/26 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 691 (HB 1029) | Real Property - Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts - Contingency Clauses McKay Altering the definition of "contingency clause" as the term applies to the circumstances under which a residential real estate contract may be terminated by a purchaser; and altering the time period within which a holder of trust money must distribute trust money to a purchaser. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Thu 3/5 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 725 (HB 1009) | Transfer of Real Property - Recordation Certification and State Transfer Tax (Land Transfer Accountability Act) Waldstreicher Prohibiting a clerk of the circuit court from recording an instrument that effects a change of ownership of real property from the United States to certain persons unless the instrument is accompanied by a Certificate of Compliance; requiring the Office of the Attorney General and the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to review certain changes of ownership of real property and issue a Certificate of Compliance following a determination of legal compliance; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings) (2/12) | Judicial Proceedings Thu 3/5 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 729 (HB 1571) | Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program and Mobile Home Parks Henson Altering the Access to Counsel in Evictions Program to expand access to legal representation and other services under the Program to individuals who occupy premises of a mobile home park; authorizing a prospective resident of a mobile home park to bring an action against a park owner for failing to provide certain documents and terms related to the tenancy; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Thu 3/5 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 733 | Land Use - Definitions and Boards of Appeals M. Washington Altering certain definitions and defining certain terms applicable to land use; altering requirements for the appointment and removal of members of a board of appeals; altering and repealing certain powers of a board of appeals; and altering the procedures applicable to certain proceedings before a board of appeals. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 3/10 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 735 (HB 1088) | Property Tax - Petition to Review Value of Commercial Real Property King Authorizing a county or a municipal corporation to submit a certain petition for review to appeal the value of commercial real property located in the county or municipal corporation that is sold to a new owner, if the total sales price of the property is 20% or more than the total sales price when the property was previously sold. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:30 p.m. (2/11) | Budget and Taxation Tue 3/3 1:30 PM | |||
| SB 739 (HB 1219) | Climate Change, Homeowner's Insurance, and Emergency Management - Study Kramer Requiring the University System of Maryland to conduct a study to evaluate the relationship between climate change, homeowner's insurance, and emergency and disaster preparedness; requiring the University, by January 1, 2027, to submit a report to the General Assembly on the federal flood insurance program, and private flood insurance programs and make recommendations on actions and modifications to mitigate risks associated with climate change and improve the service and responsiveness of insurers; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (2/11) | Finance Wed 2/25 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 747 (HB 469) | Condominiums - Mandatory Insurance Coverage McKay Requiring a certain condominium unit owner to obtain a condominium unit owner insurance policy or a substantially similar property insurance policy for the unit; requiring a certain insurance policy to include certain provisions; and authorizing a council of unit owners to acquire an insurance policy on behalf of a unit owner who does not maintain a certain required insurance policy and charge the insurance premium as an assessment to the unit owner. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Thu 3/5 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | ||
| SB 754 | Land Use - Preservation of Natural Resources M. Washington Authorizing a local jurisdiction to enact local laws providing for or requiring the preservation of natural resources through certain mechanisms. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 3/10 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 811 (HB 920) | Real Property - New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service Hayes 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 within 30 days after the sale. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Wed 3/11 1:00 PM | Support/Amend 2 | ||
| SB 814 | Residential Property - Service Agreement - Defunct Service Providers Hayes Prohibiting certain service agreements for residential property entered into before June 1, 2023, if the service provider is not considered in good standing with the State Department of Assessment and Taxation on or after June 1, 2026. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Wed 3/11 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 817 (HB 1299) | Real Property - Residential Sales - Communications During Appraisal Process Hayes Requiring an appraiser to provide a certain notice to certain parties to a residential real property appraisal under certain circumstances; authorizing certain persons to submit certain additional data to an appraiser before an appraisal is finalized for a certain purpose; and requiring an appraiser to include certain information in an addendum to a certain report. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Wed 3/11 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 829 (HB 1137) | Land Use - Multifamily Developments and Mixed-Use Developments - Authorization (Bring Back Main Street Act) Waldstreicher Requiring certain counties to allow multifamily developments and mixed-use developments as a permitted use on certain parcels or lots; prohibiting certain counties from imposing certain restrictions, requirements, or limitations on permitted developments; authorizing certain counties to require a permitted development to have a certain percentage of available floor space dedicated to retail uses and to include on-site parking; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 2/24 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 834 | Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programs, Services, and Plans - Moratorium Hershey Prohibiting a unit of State government from implementing or enforcing, after July 1, 2026, certain provisions of law relating to energy efficiency and conservation programs, services, and plans that support certain greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and targets; requiring the Public Service Commission to continue certain rate-making policies until certain electric companies and gas companies have recovered certain costs; etc. | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (2/6) | ||||
| SB 850 | Electric and Gas Companies - Energy Efficiency, Conservation, and Demand Response Programs - Alterations (Utility Affordability and Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026) Gallion Requiring that certain energy efficiency, conservation, and demand response programs include bill savings to residential customers; altering from December 31, 2032, to December 31, 2040, the date by which certain unpaid and unamortized costs must be eliminated; and requiring the Public Service Commission to establish, on or before July 1, 2027, certain caps or limit certain assessments. | In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment (2/6) | ||||
| SB 873 (HB 1547) | Environment - Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing - Modified Risk Reduction Standard M. Washington Altering the conditions under which an owner of affected property is required to satisfy the modified risk reduction standard under the Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing law by repealing a requirement that an environmental investigation conclude that there is a defect at the affected property. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 3/3 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 919 | Homeowners Associations - Reserve Funding, Meeting Notices, Voting, and Records Lewis Young Requiring that books and records kept by or on behalf of certain homeowners associations be posted online; clarifying that a governing body of a homeowners association may secure a line of credit or loan to fund reserves; requiring that certain homeowners associations provide notice of a meeting by electronic transmission; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Wed 3/11 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 937 | 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 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Wed 3/11 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 939 (HB 1098) | Bankruptcy Proceedings - Exemptions From Execution - Residential Real Property Henson Providing that the exemption for owner-occupied residential real property in a bankruptcy proceeding includes certain real property held in a revocable trust; and altering the the amount of the exemption for owner-occupied residential real property in a bankruptcy proceeding. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Thu 3/5 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 940 (HB 1196) | Environment - Mobile Home Parks - Water Quality Testing Henson Requiring the Department of the Environment to develop a mobile home park water quality testing program by January 1, 2027; requiring the Department to perform water quality testing at a certain percentage of the total number of mobile home parks by certain dates; requiring the Department to provide notice of water quality testing results; requiring a mobile home park owner to take certain actions, including remediation, on a finding of a water quality issue; etc. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (2/10) | Education, Energy, and the Environment Tue 3/3 1:00 PM | |||
| SB 941 (HB 1218) | Department of Housing and Community Development - Severe Health and Safety Risk Properties - Intervention Plan Henson Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development, Office of Landlord and Tenant Affairs in consultation with the Attorney General to develop a plan to identify severe health and safety risk properties in the State and take related actions; and requiring the Department to submit the plan and certain recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before August 31, 2027. | In the Senate - Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (2/12) | Wed 3/11 1:00 PM |