Maryland 2026 Session Status: Introduced 12 D cosponsors

HB0853 — Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers

Last action — Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House of Delegates
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 04, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.

Odds of enactment

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Summary

Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.

Bill Text

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Action History

  1. Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)

  2. First Reading (House of Origin)

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 13 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Delegate Holmes

Co-sponsors (13)

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

housing labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB0853 do?
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor to oversee the licensing of community managers who provide management services for common ownership communities; providing that certain provisions of the Act do not prohibit certain persons from providing certain services under certain circumstances; requiring an individual to be issued a license by the Board before providing management services for a common ownership community under certain circumstances; etc.
Who sponsors HB0853?
HB0853 is sponsored by Delegate Holmes, Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Regina T. Boyce (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Andrea Fletcher Harrison (Democrat), Delegate Anne Healey (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Long, J., Delegate Edith J. Patterson (Democrat), Delegate Denise Roberts (Democrat), Delegate Kim Ross (Democrat), Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Dana Stein (Democrat), and Delegate Deni Taveras (Democrat).
What is the current status of HB0853?
This bill has been introduced in the House of Delegates. Introduced February 04, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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