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MD SB 168

enacted

Study to Evaluate Blockchain-Based Real Property Lease and Title Recordation and Verification

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced
2025-10-31
Status date
Latest action
2026-05-26 — Approved by the Governor - Chapter 748
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Watsonprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-10-31

    Pre-filed

    introduction

  2. 2026-01-14

    First Reading Budget and Taxation

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-15

    Hearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m.

  4. 2026-03-02

    Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-03-03

    Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-03-03

    Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  7. 2026-03-05

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  8. 2026-03-06

    Referred Economic Matters

    referral-committee

  9. 2026-03-24

    Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m.

  10. 2026-04-02

    Hearing canceled

  11. 2026-04-02

    Hearing 4/02 at 1:30 p.m.

  12. 2026-04-02

    Hearing canceled

  13. 2026-04-02

    Hearing 4/02 at 2:30 p.m.

  14. 2026-04-08

    Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-04-08

    Favorable with Amendments {

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-04-08

    Second Reading Passed with Amendments

  17. 2026-04-10

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  18. 2026-04-10

    Senate Concurs House Amendments

  19. 2026-04-10

    Third Reading Passed

    passage

  20. 2026-04-10

    Passed Enrolled

  21. 2026-05-26

    Approved by the Governor - Chapter 748

    executive-signature

Versions

  • Chapter - Study to Evaluate Blockchain-Based Real Property Lease and Title Recordation and VerificationCompare
  • Enrolled - Study to Evaluate Blockchain-Based Real Property Lease and Title Recordation and VerificationCompare
  • Third - Study to Evaluate Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Recordation and VerificationCompare
  • First - State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Pilot Program - EstablishmentCompare
  • (document, no version)Compare

Documents

Votes

  • On Third Reading

    2026-02-22 · pass · 43-0

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Feldman: yes
    • Hester: yes
    • Lewis Young: yes
    • Simonaire: yes
    • Attar: yes
    • Folden: yes
    • Hettleman: yes
    • Love: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Augustine: yes
    • Gallion: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Mautz: yes
    • Sydnor: yes
    • Bailey: yes
    • Gile: yes
    • James: yes
    • McCray: yes
    • Waldstreicher: yes
    • Beidle: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • McKay: yes
    • Washington, A.: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Kagan: yes
    • Muse: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Carozza: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Ready: yes
    • West: yes
    • Corderman: yes
    • Henson: yes
    • Kramer: yes
    • Salling: yes
    • Zucker: yes
    • Ellis: yes
    • Hershey: yes
    • Lam: yes
    • Benson: absent
    • Charles: absent
    • Rosapepe: absent
    • Washington, M.: absent
  • Bill is on Third Reading for Final Passage.

    2026-03-24 · pass · 42-0

    Member-level votes (47)
    • Mr. President: yes
    • Folden: yes
    • Hettleman: yes
    • Lewis Young: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Augustine: yes
    • Gallion: yes
    • Jackson: yes
    • Love: yes
    • Sydnor: yes
    • Beidle: yes
    • Gile: yes
    • James: yes
    • Mautz: yes
    • Waldstreicher: yes
    • Benson: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • Jennings: yes
    • McCray: yes
    • Washington, A.: yes
    • Brooks: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Kagan: yes
    • McKay: yes
    • Washington, M.: yes
    • Carozza: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Ready: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Charles: yes
    • Henson: yes
    • Kramer: yes
    • Rosapepe: yes
    • West: yes
    • Corderman: yes
    • Hershey: yes
    • Lam: yes
    • Salling: yes
    • Zucker: yes
    • Feldman: yes
    • Hester: yes
    • Ellis: not voting
    • Muse: not voting
    • Attar: absent
    • Bailey: absent
    • Simonaire: absent
  • On Third Reading (Amend)

    2026-03-25 · pass · 119-14

    Member-level votes (141)
    • Speaker: yes
    • Conaway: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Palakovich Carr: yes
    • Stinnett: yes
    • Acevero: yes
    • Crutchfield: yes
    • Hutchinson: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Stonko: yes
    • Adams: yes
    • Cullison: yes
    • Ivey: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Taveras: yes
    • Addison: yes
    • Davis: yes
    • Jacobs: yes
    • Pruski: yes
    • Taylor: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ebersole: yes
    • Johnson, A.: yes
    • Qi: yes
    • Terrasa: yes
    • Alston: yes
    • Edelson: yes
    • Johnson, S.: yes
    • Reilly: yes
    • Toles: yes
    • Amprey: yes
    • Embry: yes
    • Jones, D.: yes
    • Roberson: yes
    • Tomlinson: yes
    • Anderson: yes
    • Fair: yes
    • Kaiser: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • Arentz: yes
    • Feldmark: yes
    • Kaufman: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Valderrama: yes
    • Bagnall: yes
    • Fennell: yes
    • Kerr: yes
    • Rosenberg: yes
    • Valentine: yes
    • Baker: yes
    • Foley: yes
    • Korman: yes
    • Ross: yes
    • Vogel: yes
    • Barnes: yes
    • Forbes: yes
    • Lehman: yes
    • Ruff: yes
    • Watson: yes
    • Bartlett: yes
    • Fraser-Hidalgo: yes
    • Lewis: yes
    • Ruth: yes
    • Wells: yes
    • Beauchamp: yes
    • Ghrist: yes
    • Long, J.: yes
    • Sample-Hughes: yes
    • White Holland: yes
    • Behler: yes
    • Griffith: yes
    • Lopez: yes
    • Schindler: yes
    • Wilkins: yes
    • Bhandari: yes
    • Guyton: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Schmidt: yes
    • Williams: yes
    • Boafo: yes
    • Guzzone: yes
    • McCaskill: yes
    • Shetty: yes
    • Wims: yes
    • Boyce: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • McComas: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Wivell: yes
    • Cardin: yes
    • Hartman: yes
    • Metzgar: yes
    • Simpson: yes
    • Wolek: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Healey: yes
    • Mireku-North: yes
    • Smith: yes
    • Woods: yes
    • Charkoudian: yes
    • Hill: yes
    • Moon: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Woorman: yes
    • Ciliberti: yes
    • Hinebaugh: yes
    • Moreno: yes
    • Spiegel: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Clippinger: yes
    • Holmes: yes
    • Morgan, T.: yes
    • Stein: yes
    • Ziegler: yes
    • Coley: yes
    • Hornberger: yes
    • Odom: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Arikan: no
    • Grammer: no
    • Mangione: no
    • Nawrocki: no
    • Rose: no
    • Chisholm: no
    • Kipke: no
    • Miller: no
    • Nkongolo: no
    • Szeliga: no
    • Fisher: no
    • Long, R.: no
    • Morgan, M.: no
    • Pippy: no
    • Bouchat: not voting
    • Buckel: not voting
    • Crosby: not voting
    • Pasteur: not voting
    • Jones, A.: absent
    • Queen: absent
    • Wilson: absent
    • Young: absent

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