# Maryland HB 0796: Real Property – Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure – Increase

Maryland HB 0796, Real Property – Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure – Increase, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Jeffrie E. Long (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 581); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0796-2025RS
- 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 0796
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Real Property – Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure – Increase
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-29
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 581
- Sponsor: Jeffrie E. Long (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: Real Property, Estates and Trusts -see also- Beneficiaries, Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes, Foreclosure, Mortgages, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Residential Property -see also- Apartments; Condominiums
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (128 yes, 53 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher filing fees for Maryland foreclosure cases: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, Maryland raises the residential foreclosure filing fee from $300 to $450. The fee applies when filing to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust on residential property. The party filing pays the extra $150, on top of other required filing fees.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeffrie E. Long (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Harris
- Cosponsor: Marvin E. Holmes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: N. Scott Phillips (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Sean A. Stinnett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jamila J. Woods (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 33 | 13 | 1 |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 95 | 40 | 4 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-13: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 581
- 2025-04-02: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (33-13) (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-26: Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Third Reading Passed (95-40) (House)
- 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {443029/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary (House)
- 2025-02-17: Hearing 2/19 at 11:00 a.m. (House)
- 2025-02-17: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-01-31: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-29: First Reading Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_581_hb0796t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0796t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-29: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0796f.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_581_hb0796t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0796t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0796f.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-HB0796-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).