| MD | HB738 | Pass | Altering the Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act to provide for the disclaimer of nonprobate transfers at death; providing for the creation, revocation, recordation, and effects of a transfer-on-death deed for real property; providi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 751 |
| MD | SB168 | Pass | Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, in coordination with certain entities, to evaluate the use of blockchain technology for securely recording and verifying real property ownership and leases and to assess its potential for us...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 748 |
| MD | HB810 | Pass | Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, in coordination with certain entities, to evaluate the use of blockchain technology for securely recording and verifying real property ownership and leases and to assess its potential for us...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 747 |
| MD | HB951 | Pass | Repealing a requirement that a printed deed or other instrument offered for recordation include certain margins; and requiring the clerk of the circuit court of a county to date each change or correction made to information in the general alphabetica...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 746 |
| MD | SB651 | Pass | Altering the Maryland Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act to provide for the disclaimer of nonprobate transfers at death; providing for the creation, revocation, recordation, and effects of a transfer-on-death deed for real property; providi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 750 |
| MD | SB765 | Pass | Altering eligibility for certain services and programs offered by the State Tax Sale Ombudsman to include certain persons acting on behalf of a deceased homeowner or an heir or a legatee of a deceased homeowner; establishing a Legacy Protection Progr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 719 |
| MD | SB760 | Pass | Repealing a requirement that a printed deed or other instrument offered for recordation include certain margins; and requiring the clerk of the circuit court of a county to date each change or correction made to information in the general alphabetica...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 745 |
| MD | SB814 | Pass | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 738 |
| MD | HB1148 | Pass | Altering eligibility for certain services and programs offered by the State Tax Sale Ombudsman to include certain persons acting on behalf of a deceased homeowner or an heir or a legatee of a deceased homeowner; establishing a Legacy Protection Progr...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-26
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 718 |
| MD | HB130 | Pass | Establishing the Task Force to Study Deed Fraud; requiring the Task Force to review the incidence of deed fraud in Maryland, including the number of complaints, resolved deed fraud cases, amount of restitution awarded, and geographic and demographic ...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 399 |
| MD | SB947 | Pass | Establishing the Board of Directors for Baltimore Core Transit Service in the Maryland Transit Administration as a governing body with certain authority over the provision of Baltimore Core Transit Service; establishing the Commuter Services Advisory...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 419 |
| MD | HB1081 | Pass | Establishing the Board of Directors for Baltimore Core Transit Service in the Maryland Transit Administration as a governing body with certain authority over the provision of Baltimore Core Transit Service; establishing the Commuter Services Advisory...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-05-12
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 420 |
| MD | HB1529 | Engross
Sine Die | Establishing requirements for a local commission on common ownership communities established by local law in Baltimore County; requiring a Baltimore County common ownership community to register annually with the local commission; and requiring the l...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-25
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB431 | Engross
Sine Die | Updating certain provisions of law relating to the recordation of subdivision plats.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-20
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB1566 | Intro
Sine Die | Clarifying that the holder of a promissory note, other instrument, or other obligation secured by a recorded deed of trust is entitled to the benefits of the deed of trust notwithstanding any person recorded in the land records as the holder.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-03-10
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB823 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 potenti...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-17
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB1398 | Intro
Sine Die | Suspending the imposition of the State transfer tax from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2029.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB1601 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a deed presented for recording effecting a change in ownership of residential property to contain the name of the title insurer and the policy number if the purchaser or other party has obtained title insurance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-16
To House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee |
| MD | SB725 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 Off...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | SB723 | Intro
Sine Die | Requiring a deed presented for recording effecting a change in ownership of residential property to contain the name of the title insurer and the policy number if the purchaser or other party has obtained title insurance.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | SB788 | Intro
Sine Die | Prohibiting a person or form from representing that certification by an attorney or under the attorney's supervision is the only method of certification for recordation of a certain deed and prohibiting a clerk of the circuit court from refusing to r...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-12
To Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee |
| MD | HB1127 | Intro
Sine Die | Expanding eligibility for the homestead property tax credit to include additional residences in Washington County; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-11
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB1009 | Intro
Sine Die | 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 Offi...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-02-09
To House Economic Matters Committee |
| MD | HB82 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering an exemption from the recordation tax and State and county transfer tax for transfers between related business entities to include transfers involving common law trusts; and applying the Act to instruments of writing recorded on or after Jul...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-24
To House Ways and Means Committee |
| MD | HB208 | Intro
Sine Die | 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.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-16
To House Judiciary Committee |
| MD | SB33 | Intro
Sine Die | Altering an exemption from the recordation tax and State and county transfer tax for transfers between related business entities to include transfers involving common law trusts; and applying the Act to instruments of writing recorded on or after Jul...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2026-01-15
To Senate Budget and Taxation Committee |
