# Maryland SB 0566: Real Property - Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure - Increase

Maryland SB 0566, Real Property - Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure - Increase, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-13 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 569); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0566-2025RS
- As of: 2026-10-17
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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0566
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Real Property - Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure - Increase
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-24
- Last action: 2025-05-13, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 569
- Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- 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 (133 yes, 53 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher filing fees for home foreclosures: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, the fee to start a residential mortgage foreclosure rises from $300 to $450. This applies to an order to docket or a complaint to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust. The filing party pays this fee in addition to other required filing fees. The law does not create a new…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 100 | 39 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 33 | 14 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-05-13: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 569
- 2025-04-03: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (100-39) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-01: Favorable Report by Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-13: Referred Judiciary (House)
- 2025-03-12: Third Reading Passed (33-14) (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments {953823/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate)
- 2025-01-28: Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-13: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_569_sb0566t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0566t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0566f.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_569_sb0566t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0566t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0566f.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-SB0566-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).