# Maryland SB 0866: Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions

Maryland SB 0866, Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by C. Anthony Muse (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-02-04 (Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.) (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0866
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Common Ownership Communities - Ombudsman Unit, Governing Document Database, and Local Commissions
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-02-04, Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- Sponsor: C. Anthony Muse (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Real Property, Commercial Law - Consumer Protection, State Government - Agencies, Offices, and Officials, Alternative Dispute Resolution -see also- Arbitra; Mediation, Appeals -see also- Judicial Review, Attorneys, Attorneys' Fees, Attorney General, Baltimore City, Building Maintenance and Repair, Civil Actions -see also- Small Claims, Committees and Commissions, Complaints, Condominiums, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Curriculum, Damages, Data -see also- Census; Demographics, Elections, Electronic Government, Ethics, Evidence, Fees -see also- Attys' Fees; Devt Fees & Taxes, Fines -see also- Penalties and Sentences, Fraud -see also- Forgery, Hearings, Homeowners Associations, Housing and Community Development, Department of, Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest, Job Training -see also- Continuing Ed; Vocational Rehab, Mediation -see also- Arbitration, Notices, Ombudsmen, Open Government, Property Managers, Public Information, Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records, Reports, Residential Property -see also- Apartments; Condominiums, Rules and Regulations, Standards and Best Practices, Time, Witnesses
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: C. Anthony Muse (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Malcolm Augustine (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Nick Charles (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (2)

- 2025-02-04: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (Senate)

## Bill text

- First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0866f.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
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0866f.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-SB0866-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).