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IntroducedOct 31, 2025
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Passed SenateMar 05, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2026
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Became Law
Maryland Senate Bill
Study to Evaluate Blockchain-Based Real Property Lease and Title Recordation and Verification
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Apr 10, 2026: Passed Enrolled
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 168
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 43
- Mr. President
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Simonaire
- Attar
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Smith
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Sydnor
- Bailey
- Gile
- James
- McCray
- Waldstreicher
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- Jennings
- McKay
- Washington, A.
- Brooks
- Harris
- Kagan
- Muse
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- King
- Ready
- West
- Corderman
- Henson
- Kramer
- Salling
- Zucker
- Ellis
- Hershey
- Lam
NO: 0
ABSENT: 4
YES: 119
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Conaway
- Howard
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Acevero
- Crutchfield
- Hutchinson
- Patterson
- Stonko
- Adams
- Cullison
- Ivey
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Addison
- Davis
- Jacobs
- Pruski
- Taylor
- Allen
- Ebersole
- Johnson, A.
- Qi
- Terrasa
- Alston
- Edelson
- Johnson, S.
- Reilly
- Toles
- Amprey
- Embry
- Jones, D.
- Roberson
- Tomlinson
- Anderson
- Fair
- Kaiser
- Roberts
- Turner
- Arentz
- Feldmark
- Kaufman
- Rogers
- Valderrama
- Bagnall
- Fennell
- Kerr
- Rosenberg
- Valentine
- Baker
- Foley
- Korman
- Ross
- Vogel
- Barnes
- Forbes
- Lehman
- Ruff
- Watson
- Bartlett
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Lewis
- Ruth
- Wells
- Beauchamp
- Ghrist
- Long, J.
- Sample-Hughes
- White Holland
- Behler
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Schindler
- Wilkins
- Bhandari
- Guyton
- Martinez
- Schmidt
- Williams
- Boafo
- Guzzone
- McCaskill
- Shetty
- Wims
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McComas
- Simmons
- Wivell
- Cardin
- Hartman
- Metzgar
- Simpson
- Wolek
- Chang
- Healey
- Mireku-North
- Smith
- Woods
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Moon
- Solomon
- Woorman
- Ciliberti
- Hinebaugh
- Moreno
- Spiegel
- Wu
- Clippinger
- Holmes
- Morgan, T.
- Stein
- Ziegler
- Coley
- Hornberger
- Odom
- Stewart
NO: 14
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
Actions
- Apr 10, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- Third Reading Passed (119-14)
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
- Favorable with Amendments {843420/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:30 p.m.
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m.
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 06, 2026 | House
- Referred Economic Matters
- Mar 05, 2026 | Senate
- Third Reading Passed (43-0)
- Mar 03, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments {363427/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Mar 02, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
- Jan 15, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m.
- Jan 14, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Budget and Taxation
- Oct 31, 2025 | Senate
- Pre-filed
Bill Texts
- Text - First - State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Pilot Program - EstablishmentPDF
- Amendments {363427/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Study to Evaluate Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Recordation and VerificationPDF
- Amendments {843420/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Study to Evaluate Blockchain-Based Real Property Lease and Title Recordation and VerificationPDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - Budget and TaxationPDF
- Vote - House - Committee - Economic MattersPDF
- Video: Budget and TaxationHTML
- Video: Economic MattersHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- B&T Testimony, UNF -- Vormelker, Will (Maryland Judiciary)
- B&T Testimony, UNF -- Harris, Jonathan (Jonathan Harris)
- B&T Testimony, UNF -- Bevan-Dangel, Jennifer (Economic Action Maryland Fund)
- B&T In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- salling, johnny (senator)
- B&T Testimony, FAV -- May, Lisa (Maryland REALTORS)
- B&T Testimony, UNF -- Hill, Matt
- B&T Testimony, INFO -- Yeager, Robert (Department of Assessments and Taxation)
- B&T Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All

