# Maryland SB 0651: Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment Maryland SB 0651, Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment, is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Shaneka Henson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 750); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0651-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0651 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Real Property – Transfer–on–Death Deed – Establishment - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2026-02-06 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 750 - Sponsor: Shaneka Henson (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 10 - Subjects: Real Property, Estates and Trusts, Attorneys, Baltimore City, Beneficiaries, Circuit Courts, Clerks of Court, Contracts -see also- Procurement, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Death -see also- Homicide; Murder; Wrongful Death, Deeds, Divorce -see also- Annulment; Family Law, Estates and Trusts -see also- Beneficiaries, Ethics, Forms, Inheritance Tax, Kinship -see also- Parents and Guardians, Land Records -see also- Deeds, Liens, Marriage -see also- Spouses, Notaries Public, Notices, Personal Property, Property Tax, Recordation, Residency -see also- Immigrants and Citizenship, Residential Property -see also- Apartments; Condominiums, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Securities, Signatures, Transfer of Goods -see also- Goods&Svc; Leas&Rnt; RetailSale, Witnesses - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (176 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Lower taxes on transfer-on-death home transfers: benefit, high. Beginning October 1, 2026, a transfer‑on‑death deed for your primary or second home is exempt from Maryland recordation tax. The same deed is also exempt from the State transfer tax and county transfer tax. If a beneficiary claims the home as a principal residence, they must sign a short certificat… - Pass real estate without probate: mixed, high. Beginning October 1, 2026, you can pass real property at death with a transfer‑on‑death deed, outside probate. The deed must be notarized, state that it takes effect at death, and be recorded in every county where the property sits before you die. You keep full control while alive; beneficiaries ha… - Transfer-on-death deed filing rules: mixed, low. A clerk may refuse to record a transfer‑on‑death deed that lacks an intake sheet, but there is no fee for the intake sheet. Clerks record the intake sheet right after the deed; the sheet is not legal notice, and a missing sheet does not harm lien priority. Clerks cannot refuse filings that do not c… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Shaneka Henson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Nick Charles (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William G. Folden (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Mary-Dulany James (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Sara Love (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Mike McKay (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: C. Anthony Muse (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: William C. Smith (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Charles E. Sydnor (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Jeff Waldstreicher (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Chris West (Republican), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-10 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 133 | 0 | 5 | | 2026-03-23 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 0 | | ## Actions (12) - 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 750 - 2026-04-10: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2026-04-10: Third Reading Passed (133-0) (House) - 2026-04-08: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2026-04-08: Favorable Report by Judiciary (House) - 2026-03-23: Referred Judiciary (House) - 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (43-0) (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments {823123/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2026-03-20: Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings (Senate) - 2026-02-12: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-02-06: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_750_sb0651t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-20: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0651t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0651f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_750_sb0651t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0651t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0651f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0651-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).