Sale of Residential Real Property - Required Flood Risk Disclosure
Sponsor: Mary A. Lehman (District 21)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Real PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 776 (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of the Environment to develop, publish, and maintain a real property flood risk disclosure statement form that includes certain information about a property's flood risk and history; and requiring, beginning July, 1, 2027, a vendor of certain residential real property to provide the purchaser with a completed real property flood risk disclosure statement form before entering into a contract for the sale of the property.
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Testimony (17)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendments
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Shafer, Matthew | American Flood Coalition Action | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bassett, Elle | Arundel Rivers Federation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | DeMinco, Lynne | BCRW | Position only |
| FAV | Bartolomeo, Kathleen | GCAN, MCRT | Position only |
| FAV | Lehman, Mary | MGA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lehman, Mary | MGA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ballentine, Tom | NAIOP Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Scata, Joel | NRDC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Castelli, Williamlobbyist | Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sharif, Humnalobbyist | The Nature Conservancy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sharif, Humnalobbyist | The Nature Conservancy | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Lehman, Delegate Lehmanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Delegate Lehman, Delegate Lehmanlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FWA | Graf, Lorilobbyist | Maryland Building Industry Association | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Ballentine, Tom | NAIOP Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Castelli, Williamlobbyist | Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
BCRWFAV 1
GCAN, MCRTFAV 1
MGAFAV 2
NAIOP MarylandFAV 1FWA 1
NRDCFAV 1
Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCFAV 1FWA 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVCastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…
FWAGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
FWACastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…