# Maryland HB 0769: Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions

Maryland HB 0769, Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dana Jones (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-03-17 (Referred Judicial Proceedings) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0769
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-03-17, Referred Judicial Proceedings
- Sponsor: Dana Jones (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: Real Property, Communications -see also- ElecComm; Intergov; Telecom; etc., Debt Management, Financial Regulation, Division of, Foreclosure, Forms, Loans -see also- Credit; Mortgages; Scholarships&SFA, Mortgages, Notices, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Residential Property -see also- Apartments; Condominiums, Time
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (139 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dana Jones (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Allen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: J. Sandy Bartlett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dylan Behler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian Boafo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Regina T. Boyce (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Anne Healey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Marvin E. Holmes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: J. Lewis
- Cosponsor: Andrew C. Pruski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kent Roberson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gary Simmons (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Vaughn Stewart (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Todd B. Morgan (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 139 | 0 |   |

## Actions (7)

- 2025-03-17: Referred Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (139-0) (House)
- 2025-03-15: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments {313021/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-15: Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-01-29: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-29: First Reading Environment and Transportation (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2025-03-15: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0769t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0769f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (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
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0769t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0769f.pdf)

## Related
- [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)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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-HB0769-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).