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HB0402 — Common Ownership Communities - Oversight, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House of Delegates
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 22, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Prognosis
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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16 sponsors
1 primary, 15 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (14 D).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 1 recorded vote so far.
Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.
Summary
Establishing the Common Ownership Community Oversight Division in the Department of Housing and Community Development to receive and respond to certain complaints; requiring the Division to make an annual report to the General Assembly by December 1, on its activities; requiring common ownership communities to file certain governing documents with the Department which the Department must use to create a publicly accessible database; establishing requirements for a certain local common ownership commission; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0402 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Holmes · Primary
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kim Ross · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Karen Toles · Cosponsor
- White Holland · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 15 co-sponsors · 172 not signed on · 32 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Holmes
Co-sponsors (15)
- Delegate Gabriel Acevero Democrat
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill Democrat
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno Democrat
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips Democrat
- Delegate Kim Ross Democrat
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Vaughn Stewart Democrat
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett Democrat
- Delegate Karen Toles Democrat
- White Holland
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
Not signed on (172)
172 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 172 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 99 | 35 | 0 | 7 |
| % of votes cast | 70% | 25% | 0% | 5% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0402 do?
- Establishing the Common Ownership Community Oversight Division in the Department of Housing and Community Development to receive and respond to certain complaints; requiring the Division to make an annual report to the General Assembly by December 1, on its activities; requiring common ownership communities to file certain governing documents with the Department which the Department must use to create a publicly accessible database; establishing requirements for a certain local common ownership commission; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0402?
- HB0402 is sponsored by Delegate Holmes, Delegate Gabriel Acevero (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno (Democrat), Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate N. Scott Phillips (Democrat), Delegate Kim Ross (Democrat), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), Delegate Vaughn Stewart (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Karen Toles (Democrat), White Holland, Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat), and Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0402?
- This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced January 22, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
- Where can I track HB0402?
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