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Sale of Residential Real Property - Required Flood Risk Disclosure

State of Maryland

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 certain 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.

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
May 26, 2026
170 days ago
Current chamber
House of Delegates
Session
2026 Regular Session
MD HB 200 · PassedMay 26

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Bill details

Last action
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 776 · May 26, 2026

Sponsors

MLMary LehmanRepresentative · Democrat · HD-021Primary sponsor
DBDylan BehlerRepresentative · Democrat · HD-030
MGMichele GuytonRepresentative · Democrat · HD-042
EPEdith PattersonRepresentative · Democrat · HD-028
CPCheryl PasteurRepresentative · Democrat · HD-011
JPJoseline Pena-MelnykRepresentative · Democrat · HD-021
SRSheila RuthRepresentative · Democrat · HD-044
SSSean StinnettRepresentative · Democrat · HD-041
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JTJen TerrasaRepresentative · Democrat · HD-013

Bill history

Newest first.

May 26, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 776House
Apr 13, 2026Returned PassedHouse
Apr 13, 2026Third Reading Passed (40-1)Senate
Apr 13, 2026Second Reading PassedSenate
Apr 13, 2026Favorable AdoptedSenate
Apr 13, 2026Favorable Report by Judicial ProceedingsSenate
Mar 20, 2026Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Judicial Proceedings)Senate
Mar 6, 2026Referred Judicial Proceedings Education, Energy, and the EnvironmentSenate
Show 7 earlier actions
Mar 5, 2026Third Reading Passed (94-35)House
Mar 4, 2026Second Reading Passed with AmendmentsHouse
Mar 4, 2026Favorable with Amendments {353227/1 AdoptedHouse
Mar 3, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic MattersHouse
Jan 19, 2026Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m.House
Jan 14, 2026First Reading Economic MattersHouse
Oct 3, 2025Pre-filedHouse

Recorded votes

Third Reading PassedMar 5, 2026 · House · 94 yea · 35 nayPassed
Third Reading PassedApr 13, 2026 · Senate · 40 yea · 1 nayPassed

Subjects

  • Real Property
  • Environment
  • Boundaries
  • Disclosure
  • Emergencies
  • Environment, Department of the
  • Federal Aid
  • Flood Control
  • Forms
  • Historical Matters
  • Insurance
  • Real Estate
  • Residential Property
  • Safety

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