Organization on the record
MSBA Real Property Section Counsel
Bills
54
20 for · 30 against · 7 info
Got their outcome
70%
33 of 47 decided
Lobbyists hired
0
none registered
Reported lobbying spend
$0
compensation to lobbyists, all years on file
What this organization does in Annapolis
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Testimony history
2024 Regular Session19 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 486 Residential Property Sales - Contract Disclosures - Superfund Sites | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Enacted |
| HB 638 State Transfer Tax – Rates and Distribution of Revenue – Alterations | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 693 Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Enacted |
| HB 697 Real Estate Brokers – Commercial Transactions – Buyer’s Rights | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Enacted |
| HB 751 Sale of Residential Real Property - Offers to Purchase and Transfer Tax | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 752 Environment - Tidal Wetland Permit - Ownership of Land | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 793 Real Property - Governing Bodies of Common Ownership Communities - Member Training | INFOPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1196 Real Property - Contracts of Sale - Title Report Requirement | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1225 Ground Leases – Application for Redemption – Procedures | FAVPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1408 Residential Property – Assignment of Contracts of Sale – Disclosure Requirements and Rescission | FWA | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1515 Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| SB 423 Real Property - Recordation - Procedures | FWAPDF | O'Connell, William | Enacted |
| SB 423 Real Property - Recordation - Procedures | FAVPDF | O'Connell, William | Enacted |
| SB 447 Residential Owners in Common Ownership Communities - Bill of Rights | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| SB 481 Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 | INFOPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| SB 671 Foreclosure Proceedings - Residential Mortgagors and Grantors - Access to Counsel | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| SB 901 Ground Leases – Application for Redemption – Procedures | FWAPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| SB 962 Real Property – Contracts of Sale – Title Report Requirement | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| SB 1048 Environment – Tidal Wetland Permit – Ownership of Land | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
2023 Regular Session16 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 23 Mobile and Manufactured Homes - Relocation Plans and Sales of Communities (Manufactured Housing Modernization Act of 2023) | INFOPDF | O'Connell, William | Enacted |
| HB 29 Residential Owners in Common Ownership Communities Bill of Rights | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 92 Ground Leases - Collection of Rent, Interest, Fees, and Other Expenses - Registration Requirements | INFOPDF | O'Connell, William | Enacted |
| HB 281 Residential Property - Sales Contracts - Disclosures | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 331 Real Property - Cooperative Housing Corporations, Condominiums, and Homeowners Associations - Virtual Meetings | FWAPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 457 Recordation Tax - Purchase Money Mortgage or Purchase Money Deed of Trust - Extent of Exemption | FWAPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 837 Condominiums and Homeowners Associations - Residential Property Foreclosure Sales - Purchaser Requirements | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 842 Agricultural Land - Foreign Property Interests - Restrictions | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Withdrawn |
| HB 845 Real Property - Recordation of Instrument With False Information - Penalties and Actions to Quiet Title | INFOPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1121 Real Property - Residential Contracts of Sale - Buyer Privacy | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1220 Commercial Leases - Force Majeure Clauses - Required | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| SB 146 Maryland Real Property Transfer–on–Death (TOD) Act | INFOPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| SB 651 Real Estate - Real Estate Brokerage Services and Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts (The Anthony Moorman Act) | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Enacted |
| SB 657 Commercial Law – Maryland Antitrust Act – Premerger Notification Requirement and Remedies | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Withdrawn |
| SB 971 Real Property - Recordation - Procedures | FAVPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| SB 971 Real Property - Recordation - Procedures | FAVPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
2022 Regular Session14 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 402 Department of the Environment - Enforcement Authority | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 637 Insurance – Title Insurance Producers – Annual Review | FAV | O'Connell, William | Enacted |
| HB 688 Real Property - Residential Contract of Sale - Buyer Identification | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 720 Real Estate - Real Estate Brokerage Services and Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts (The Anthony Moorman Act) | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 762 Real Property - Residential Contract of Sale - Buyer Identification | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 777 Real Property - Partition of Property | FAV | O'Connell, William | Enacted |
| HB 803 Residential Property Foreclosure - Filing and Adjudication of Counterclaims | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1060 Residential Owners in Common Ownership Communities Bill of Rights | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Withdrawn |
| HB 1345 Sales of Residential Real Property - Offers to Purchase and Transfer Tax | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| SB 92 Real Property - Partition of Property | FAV | O'Connell, William | Enacted |
| SB 170 Title Insurance – Insurers and Insurance Producers – Requirements | FWAPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| SB 293 Insurance - Title Insurance Producers - Annual Review | FAV | O'Connell, William | Enacted |
| SB 317 State Government – Notarial Acts – Fees and Use of Communication Technology | FAVPDF | O'Connell, William | Enacted |
| SB 424 Real Estate - Real Estate Brokerage Services and Termination of Residential Real Estate Contracts (The Anthony Moorman Act) | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
2021 Regular Session8 appearances
| Bill | Position | Witness | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 19 Residential Real Estate Transactions – Escrow Agents and Trust Money | FAVPDF | O'Connell, William | Enacted |
| HB 686 Court Officials - Public Disclosure of Personal Information | INFOPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1090 Department of Housing and Community Development – Partnership Rental Housing Program – Alterations (Mixed–Income Housing Act of 2021) | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1095 Real Property – Residential Contract of Sale – Buyer Identification | UNFPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| HB 1265 State Government - Notarial Acts - Remote Notarizations | FWAPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| SB 735 State Government - Notarial Acts - Remote Notarizations | FWAPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| SB 735 State Government - Notarial Acts - Remote Notarizations | FAV | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |
| SB 820 Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Advance Directives - Electronic Execution | FWAPDF | O'Connell, William | Did not advance |