HB0738 — Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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37 sponsors
1 primary, 36 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (31 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 3 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
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; providing example forms for the creation and revocation of a transfer-on-death deed; providing for the retroactive application of the Act to transfer-on-death deeds executed prior to the effective date of the Act for a transferor who dies on or after October 1, 2026; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0738 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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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Holmes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Conaway · Cosponsor
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips · Primary
- Delegate Terri L. Hill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jackie Addison · Cosponsor
- Delegate Marlon Amprey · Cosponsor
- Delegate Adrian Boafo · Cosponsor
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce · Cosponsor
- Delegate Derrick Coley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Diana M. Fennell · Cosponsor
- Delegate Catherine M. Forbes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Julian Ivey · Cosponsor
- A. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill · Cosponsor
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North · Cosponsor
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kim Ross · Cosponsor
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff · Cosponsor
- Delegate Stephanie Smith · Cosponsor
- Delegate Deni Taveras · Cosponsor
- Delegate Karen Toles · Cosponsor
- Delegate Veronica Turner · Cosponsor
- Delegate Melissa Wells · Cosponsor
- White Holland · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams · Cosponsor
- Delegate Greg Wims · Cosponsor
- Delegate Caylin Young · Cosponsor
- Delegate Elizabeth Embry · Cosponsor
- Delegate Susan K. McComas · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno · Cosponsor
- Delegate LaToya Nkongolo · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kym Taylor · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 36 co-sponsors · 151 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate N. Scott Phillips Democrat
Co-sponsors (36)
- Delegate Holmes
- Delegate Conaway
- Delegate Terri L. Hill Democrat
- Delegate Jackie Addison Democrat
- Delegate Marlon Amprey Democrat
- Delegate Adrian Boafo Democrat
- Delegate Regina T. Boyce Democrat
- Delegate Derrick Coley Democrat
- Delegate Diana M. Fennell Democrat
- Delegate Catherine M. Forbes Democrat
- Delegate Julian Ivey Democrat
- Johnson, A.
- Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman Democrat
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill Democrat
- Delegate Bernice Mireku-North Democrat
- Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur Democrat
- Delegate Kim Ross Democrat
- Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff Democrat
- Delegate Stephanie Smith Democrat
- Delegate Deni Taveras Democrat
- Delegate Karen Toles Democrat
- Delegate Veronica Turner Democrat
- Delegate Melissa Wells Democrat
- White Holland
- Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins Democrat
- Delegate Nicole A. Williams Democrat
- Delegate Greg Wims Democrat
- Delegate Caylin Young Democrat
- Delegate Elizabeth Embry Democrat
- Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican
- Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno Democrat
- Delegate LaToya Nkongolo Republican
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett Democrat
- Delegate Kym Taylor Democrat
- Delegate Jamila J. Woods Democrat
Not signed on (151)
151 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 151 →"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 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 133 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 24 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 42 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 0% | 0% | 11% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Republican | 31 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 129 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0738 do?
- 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; providing example forms for the creation and revocation of a transfer-on-death deed; providing for the retroactive application of the Act to transfer-on-death deeds executed prior to the effective date of the Act for a transferor who dies on or after October 1, 2026; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0738?
- HB0738 is sponsored by Delegate Holmes, Delegate Conaway, Delegate N. Scott Phillips (Democrat), Delegate Terri L. Hill (Democrat), Delegate Jackie Addison (Democrat), Delegate Marlon Amprey (Democrat), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Derrick Coley (Democrat), Delegate Diana M. Fennell (Democrat), Delegate Catherine M. Forbes (Democrat), Delegate Julian Ivey (Democrat), Johnson, A., Delegate Aaron M. Kaufman (Democrat), Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Delegate Bernice Mireku-North (Democrat), Delegate Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democrat), Delegate Kim Ross (Democrat), Delegate Malcolm P. Ruff (Democrat), Delegate Stephanie Smith (Democrat), Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat), Delegate Karen Toles (Democrat), Delegate Veronica Turner (Democrat), Delegate Melissa Wells (Democrat), White Holland, Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins (Democrat), Delegate Nicole A. Williams (Democrat), Delegate Greg Wims (Democrat), Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat), Delegate Elizabeth Embry (Democrat), Delegate Susan K. McComas (Republican), Delegate Gabriel M. Moreno (Democrat), Delegate LaToya Nkongolo (Republican), Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), Delegate Kym Taylor (Democrat), and Delegate Jamila J. Woods (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0738?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 03, 2026. Enacted.
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