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IntroducedOct 02, 2025
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Passed HouseMar 23, 2026
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Passed SenateApr 10, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland House Bill
Task Force to Study Deed Fraud
Last Action See all actions
House • Apr 11, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 130
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 129
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Nkongolo
- Stein
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Odom
- Stewart
- Adams
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Patterson
- Taylor
- Alston
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Phillips
- Terrasa
- Amprey
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Pruski
- Toles
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Qi
- Tomlinson
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Queen
- Turner
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Reilly
- Valderrama
- Baker
- Fisher
- Korman
- Roberson
- Valentine
- Barnes
- Foley
- Lehman
- Roberts
- Vogel
- Bartlett
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Rogers
- Watson
- Beauchamp
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Rosenberg
- Wells
- Behler
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Ross
- White Holland
- Bhandari
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Ruff
- Wilkins
- Boafo
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Ruth
- Wilson
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Sample-Hughes
- Wims
- Buckel
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Schindler
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Hartman
- McComas
- Schmidt
- Wolek
- Chang
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Shetty
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Miller
- Simmons
- Woorman
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Simpson
- Wu
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Moon
- Smith
- Young
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Solomon
- Ziegler
- Coley
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Spiegel
ABSENT: 1
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Love
- Sydnor
- Beidle
- Gile
- James
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Benson
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Charles
- Henson
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Corderman
- Hershey
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Feldman
- Hester
NO: 0
YES: 130
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Cullison
- Johnson, A.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stein
- Acevero
- Davis
- Johnson, S.
- Pasteur
- Stewart
- Adams
- Ebersole
- Jones, D.
- Patterson
- Stinnett
- Addison
- Edelson
- Kaiser
- Phillips
- Stonko
- Allen
- Embry
- Kaufman
- Pippy
- Szeliga
- Amprey
- Fair
- Kerr
- Pruski
- Taveras
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kipke
- Qi
- Taylor
- Arikan
- Fennell
- Korman
- Queen
- Terrasa
- Bagnall
- Fisher
- Lehman
- Reilly
- Toles
- Baker
- Foley
- Lewis
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Long, R.
- Roberts
- Turner
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lopez
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Mangione
- Rose
- Valentine
- Behler
- Griffith
- Martinez
- Rosenberg
- Vogel
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- McCaskill
- Ross
- Watson
- Boyce
- Guzzone
- McComas
- Ruff
- Wells
- Buckel
- Harrison
- Metzgar
- Ruth
- White Holland
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Miller
- Sample-Hughes
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Schindler
- Williams
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Schmidt
- Wims
- Chisholm
- Holmes
- Moreno
- Shetty
- Wivell
- Ciliberti
- Hornberger
- Morgan, M.
- Simmons
- Wolek
- Clippinger
- Howard
- Morgan, T.
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Coley
- Hutchinson
- Nawrocki
- Smith
- Wu
- Conaway
- Ivey
- Nkongolo
- Solomon
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Jacobs
- Odom
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
NO: 1
Actions
- Apr 11, 2026 | House
- House Concurs Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (130-1)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
- Favorable with Amendments {433927/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 4/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Mar 23, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (129-6)
- Mar 21, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
- Favorable with Amendments {273028/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Jan 16, 2026 | House
- Hearing 2/03 at 2:00 p.m.
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 2/03 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | House
- First Reading Judiciary
- Oct 02, 2025 | House
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Criminal Law - Deed Fraud - Prohibition, Deed Fraud Prevention Grant Fund, and Task Force to Study Deed FraudPDF
- Amendments {273028/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Third - Task Force to Study Deed FraudPDF
- Amendments {433927/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Task Force to Study Deed FraudPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - House - Committee - JudiciaryPDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial ProceedingsPDF
- Video: JudiciaryHTML
- Video: Judicial ProceedingsHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- JUD Testimony, INFO -- Vormelker, Will (Maryland Judiciary)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Glazer, Mark (Maryland Land Title Association)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- El Amin, Mahasin (Clerk of the Circuit Court)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- May, Lisa (Maryland REALTORS)
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Karczeski, Michelle (CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT)
- JUD Testimony, UNF -- Kemerer, Hannibal (Maryland Office of the Public Defender)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Loveless, Joseph (Maryland Legal Aid)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Richards, Evan (Maryland Bankers Association)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ward, Jada (N/A)
- JUD Testimony, FWA -- O'Connell, William (MSBA Real Property Section)
- JUD In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ward, Jada
- JUD Testimony, FAV -- Ziegler, Natalie (House Rural Caucus)
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- May, Lisa (Maryland REALTORS)
- JPR Testimony, FWA -- Richards, Evan (Maryland Bankers Association)
- JPR Testimony, INFO -- Harris, Rhea (OAG)
- JPR Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
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