HB 753

Enacted

Tax Sales - Homeowner Protections - Revisions

Sponsor: Mary A. Lehman (District 21)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 777 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Tax Sale Ombudsman to develop a process to allow a homeowner to designate a family member or another representative of the homeowner to communicate and work with the Ombudsman on the homeowner's behalf; requiring the dwelling of a homeowner to be withheld from tax sale if the homeowner has a documented terminal illness or medical hardship; increasing the maximum value of a dwelling that a homeowner may reside in and be eligible for the Homeowner Protection Program to $450,000; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Community Development Network of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Community Development Network of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Roth-Gormley, Shana	Community Law Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Roth-Gormley, Shana	Community Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yeager, Robert	Department of Assessments and Taxation	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lehman, Mary	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lehman, Mary	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Steinwedel, William	Maryland Legal Aid Bureau	Written (PDF)
FAV	Steinwedel, William	Maryland Legal Aid Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kappen, Steven	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kappen, Steven	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Allison	Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Allison	Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Lehman, Delegate Lehmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Lehman, Delegate Lehmanlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mukhni, Mariam	Individual	Oral
FAV	du Bois, Melanie	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Suzanne	Concerned Citizen	Position only
FWA	Peters, Sarahlobbyist	HBS	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Eskin, Neil	Maryland Tax Sale Participants Association	Oral

Organizations on record

Community Development Network of MarylandFAV 2

Community Law CenterFAV 2

Concerned CitizenUNF 1

Department of Assessments and TaxationFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

HBSFWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Legal Aid BureauFAV 2

Maryland Tax Sale Participants AssociationINFO 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 2

MGAFAV 2

Pro Bono Resource Center of MarylandFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FWAPeters, SarahHBSRegistered for: Action Now Initiative, LLC; Alibaba; Ameresco; American Diabetes Association; Apartment & Office Building Association; Barwood Taxi Service…