HB 769

Real Property - Residential Foreclosures - Commencement Restrictions

Sponsor: Delegate Jones, D.Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Real PropertyStatus: First Reading Judicial Proceedings (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing certain restrictions for the commencement of a foreclosure and an order to docket or a complaint to foreclose a mortgage or deed of trust on residential property.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Keys, Rachael	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Community Development Network of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sarro, Lisa	Community Legal Services	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilpone-Welborn, Kira	Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Steinwedel, William	Maryland Legal Aid Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hyland, Kathleen	Maryland Office of Financial Regulation	Oral
FAV	Hennen, Amy	Office of Financial Regulation, Maryland Department of Labor	Written (PDF)
FAV	Merchant, Meredith	Office of Financial Regulation, Maryland Department of Labor	Oral
FAV	Harris, Allison	Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Jones, D.legislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Enten, robert	Maryland Building Industry Assoc	Oral
UNF	Nadel, Scott	Individual	Oral
FWA	Walsh, Geoff	National Consumer Law Center	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDFAV 1

Community Development Network of MarylandFAV 1

Community Legal ServicesFAV 1

Consumer Protection Division of the Maryland Office of the Attorney GeneralFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssocUNF 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Legal Aid BureauFAV 1

Maryland Office of Financial RegulationFAV 1

National Consumer Law CenterFWA 1

Office of Financial Regulation, Maryland Department of LaborFAV 2

Pro Bono Resource Center of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWhite, MarcelineEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy