# Maryland HB 0347: Real Property – Recordation and Land Records – Requirements

Maryland HB 0347, Real Property – Recordation and Land Records – Requirements, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Marvin E. Holmes (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 65); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0347-2025RS
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0347
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Real Property – Recordation and Land Records – Requirements
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-13
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 65
- Sponsor: Marvin E. Holmes (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Real Property, Archives, Deeds, Electronic Communication, Electronic Documents, Electronic Government, Equipment -see also- Charging; Med. Equip.; MV Equip; etc., Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes, Land Records -see also- Deeds, Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws, Liens, Maps and Charts, Mortgages, Notices, Public Information, Recordation, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Standards and Best Practices, State Documents -see also- Maryland Register, Titles -see also- Deeds, Transfer of Goods -see also- Goods&Svc; Leas&Rnt; RetailSale, Weights and Measures
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (321 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 5

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Property records track transfers and stay public: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, county assessment offices must update ownership records effective on the date the transfer document is recorded. Offices must receive the transfer document, completed intake sheet, and any required survey; electronic delivery is allowed. After recording fees are paid, cir…
- Posted notices allowed in ground-lease possession cases: cost, medium. Beginning October 1, 2025, landlords can post possession notices under Maryland court rules for qualifying 99-year ground leases that renew forever. This applies to nonresidential property and residential buildings with more than four units, not one-to-four-unit residential property. At least six m…
- Triple recording fees for poorly formatted documents: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, printed deeds and other documents need a top margin of at least 3 inches on the first page. Every page needs left and right margins of at least 1 inch. Documents that fail the applicable formatting rules face a recording charge of three times the normal fee.
- Fewer required ways to find property records: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, clerks no longer must index a deed retaining a seller’s lien as both a deed and a lien. Clerks also no longer must include every property identifier supplied on an intake sheet in the land-record index. These changes remove required search tools for people checking proper…
- Subdivision owners face revised filing rules: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, owners recording commercial, industrial, or residential subdivision maps must submit three legible, accurately scaled copies. Allowed materials are transparent mylar or an archival-standard black-line photo process; linen is no longer allowed. The fee remains $5 per set,…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Marvin E. Holmes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jen Terrasa (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 139 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 136 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-04-08: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 65
- 2025-04-02: Passed Enrolled (House)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (139-0) (House)
- 2025-04-02: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Motion Special Order until 3/28 (Senator Ferguson) Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable with Amendments {763521/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-02-21: Referred Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: Third Reading Passed (136-0) (House)
- 2025-02-18: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-02-18: Favorable with Amendments {403721/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-02-17: Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-01-20: Hearing 1/24 at 2:30 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-20: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-01-15: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-13: First Reading Environment and Transportation (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_65_hb0347e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2025-04-02: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0347e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0347t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0347f.pdf)

## Related bills

- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed)
- HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law)
- HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed)

## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_65_hb0347e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0347e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0347t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0347f.pdf)

## Related
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS)
- [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS)
- [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS)
- [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS)
- [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0347-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).