# Maryland SB 0522: Home Builders - New Home Sales - Notice of Appliance Warranty Registration

Maryland SB 0522, Home Builders - New Home Sales - Notice of Appliance Warranty Registration, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Nick Charles (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 295) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0522
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Home Builders - New Home Sales - Notice of Appliance Warranty Registration
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 295
- Sponsor: Nick Charles (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Business Regulation, Construction, Contractors -see also- Construct; Electricians; etc., Contracts -see also- Procurement, Equipment -see also- Charging; Med. Equip.; MV Equip; etc., Heating and Cooling, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Warranties
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (145 yes, 37 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: Nick Charles (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 99 | 37 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |

## Actions (15)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 295
- 2025-04-02: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Third Reading Passed (99-37) (House)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-03-31: Favorable Report by Economic Matters (House)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing 3/19 at 2:15 p.m. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2025-03-13: Hearing 3/19 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Referred Economic Matters (House)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Favorable with Amendments {743129/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance (Senate)
- 2025-01-30: Hearing 2/13 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_295_sb0522t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0522t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0522f.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_295_sb0522t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0522t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0522f.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-SB0522-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).