# Maryland SB 0160: Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission

Maryland SB 0160, Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jeff Waldstreicher (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 509) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0160
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Residential Property - Assignment of Contracts of Sale - Disclosure Requirements and Rescission
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-07-20
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 509
- Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Real Property, Agents and Brokers, Contracts -see also- Procurement, Disclosure, Real Estate -see also- Agents and Brokers, Residential Property -see also- Apartments; Condominiums, Titles -see also- Deeds, Wholesale Distribution
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (225 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New protections for wholesale home sales: benefit, low. For contracts signed on or after October 1, 2025, Maryland protects parties in wholesale sales of owner-occupied properties with four or fewer single-family homes, excluding sales under Maryland Rule 14-215. Before signing, a wholesale buyer planning to transfer the purchase contract for a fee must…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 135 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025-02-06 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 |   |

## Actions (17)

- 2025-05-13: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 509
- 2025-04-03: Passed Enrolled (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Third Reading Passed (135-0) (House)
- 2025-03-31: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable with Amendments {993728/1 Adopted (House)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-03-19: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-07: Referred Environment and Transportation (House)
- 2025-02-06: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: Favorable with Amendments {303021/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2024-07-20: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_509_sb0160e.pdf)
- Enrolled, 2025-04-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0160e.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0160t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0160f.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
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_509_sb0160e.pdf)
- [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0160e.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0160t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0160f.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-SB0160-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).