# Maryland HB 0953: Tax Sales - Homeowner Protection Program - Funding and Alterations

Maryland HB 0953, Tax Sales - Homeowner Protection Program - Funding and Alterations, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-20 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 647); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0953
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Tax Sales - Homeowner Protection Program - Funding and Alterations
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-05-20, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 647
- Sponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Taxes - Property, Advertising, Appropriations, Assessments and Taxation, Department of, Awareness and Outreach, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Electronic Government, Gifts, Interest, Local Government Mandates, Ombudsmen, Property Tax, Reports, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Tax Sales
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (181 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Less interest and more help for homeowners: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Maryland’s Homeowner Protection Program offers homeowners interest relief and help applying. The Department of Assessments and Taxation cannot charge enrolled homeowners interest on unpaid taxes owed to the Department. Tax collectors with websites must prominently post a sho…
- Homeowner protection gains required public funding: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, the Governor must budget $250,000 yearly for the Homeowner Protection Fund from overdue state property-tax interest. Counties must also pay $500,000 total each fiscal year to support the program. Each county’s share follows its percentage of statewide real property accounts…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jessica Feldmark (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cheryl E. Pasteur (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa Woorman (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 134 | 3 | 2 |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-05-20: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 647
- 2025-04-04: Returned Passed (House)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: Third Reading Passed (134-3) (House)
- 2025-03-14: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments {713322/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-14: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-01-31: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_647_hb0953t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0953t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0953f.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_647_hb0953t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0953t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb0953f.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-HB0953-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).