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HB 1428

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Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025)

Sponsor: Adrian Boafo (District 23)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Taxes - Recordation and TransferStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Imposing an excise tax on the acquisition and excess ownership of certain single-family residences in the State by certain entities; authorizing a person who offers for sale to a third party improved single-family residential real property, for the first 30 days, to accept an offer to purchase the property made only by an individual, a community development organization, a nonprofit organization, or a real estate enterprise that owns an interest in less than 3% of all residential real property in the county; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableUNF 5Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVStewart, FrancesElders Climate Action MarylandPosition only
FAVButchko, DominicMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVTurner, AlbertRenters United MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVAmprey, MarlonIndividualOral
FAVBoafo, Delegate AdrianIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Boafo, Delegate BoafolegislatorIndividualOral
UNFEnten, robertMaryland Building Industry AssocOral
UNFGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFGlazer, MarkMaryland Land Title AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFMay, LisalobbyistMaryland REALTORSOral + Written (PDF)
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
UNFMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors