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HB 1227

EnactedCrossfile SB 1015
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Condominiums - Mandatory Insurance Coverage - Detached Units

Sponsor: Marvin E. Holmes, Jr. (District 23)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 296 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the types of elements and units for which a council of unit owners is required to maintain certain property insurance; requiring the council of unit owners to annually notify, in writing, owners of detached units of certain property insurance obligations; limiting instances when an owner of a detached unit within a condominium is required to carry homeowners insurance on the entirety of the unit; and authorizing a council of unit owners to carry homeowners insurance on the entirety of all units located within a certain condominium.

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Testimony (9)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMay, LisalobbyistMaryland REALTORSOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBurke, TonySignature Club at GreenviewOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPetrin, RogerSignature Club at Greenview 2023 HB98 Task GroupOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBenecke, EileenSignature Club at Greenview Condominium HB98 Task GroupWritten (PDF)
FAVSilverman, ScottThomas Schild Law Group, LLCOral + Written (PDF)
FAVDelegate Holmes, Delegate HolmeslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVZervas, CarolIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFLininger, BrettlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAPopham, BrysonlobbyistBryson F. Popham, P.A.Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors
UNFLininger, BrettRegistered for: Aflac (American Family Life Assurance Company); Amazon.com Services, LLC; American International Group; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Brookfield Power US Asset Management LLC; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC
FWAPopham, BrysonBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health