HB 956 Maryland House of Delegates · 2026 Regular Session

Condominiums - Buildings More Than 40 Years Old - Study

HB 956 requires Maryland's Department of Housing and Community Development to study condominium buildings over 40 years old. The study must collect specific data, including the number of such buildings and units, owner ages and incomes, reserve fund status, and the timing of recent reserve studies. The department must report findings to the legislature by December 1, 2026, and the bill expires automatically on June 30, 2027. This is a procedural study bill with no immediate policy changes; it only gathers data on existing older condominium buildings.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
May 2026
Introduced Feb 5, 2026 Signed May 26, 2026
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MINOR
The bill was amended to remove requests for sensitive personal data, specifically the age and annual income of individual condominium unit owners, from the required study. This change protects the privacy of residents by ensuring the study focuses only on building-level metrics like unit counts and reserve fund balances, rather than compiling a list of individual financial details.
Scope change
The bill's scope was narrowed to exclude the collection of personal demographic and financial information from individual unit owners.
ELIGIBILITY

Removed the requirement to report the age of each condominium unit owner.

Removed the requirement to report the annual income of each condominium unit owner.

REQUIREMENT

Replaced the removed personal data requirements with a new requirement to report the average age and average annual income of unit owners, shifting the focus from individual records to aggregate statistics.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 25, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 5, 2026

How they voted

3610
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 49
Mar 25, 2026
D Democratic36
33 Yea 1 Nay 2
91% Yea
R Republican13
3 Yea 9 Nay 1
69% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
10
Committee
6
May 26, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 779
executive
Apr 13, 2026
Lower · Passed
Returned Passed
lower
Apr 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Adopted
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
upper
Mar 25, 2026
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (36-10-3)
senate
Mar 19, 2026
Committee
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
upper
Mar 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
lower
Mar 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
lower
Mar 5, 2026
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (96-37-9)
house of delegates
Feb 5, 2026
Committee
First Reading Economic Matters
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Sandy Rosenberg
Sandy Rosenberg
DDemocratic
MD
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