HB0919 • 2026

Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established

Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Delegates Taylor , Addison , Amprey , Behler , Coley , Conaway , Crutchfield , Davis , Fennell , Hill , Lewis , J. Long , Mireku-North , Pasteur , Phillips , Roberson , Roberts , Ross , Ruff , Smith , Spiegel , Stinnett , Turner , Vogel , White Holland , Woods , and Young
Last action: 2026-05-26
Official status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 744
Effective date: 2026-07-01

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Maryland Higher Education Commission - Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program - Established

Establishing the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal Grant Program to provide grants to certain individuals with the goal of becoming a real estate appraiser in certain communities; providing the purpose of the Program is to assist in closing appraisal gaps that occur in historically redlined neighborhoods and underrepresented communities; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to administer the Program.

What This Bill Does

Establishing the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal Grant Program to provide grants to certain individuals with the goal of becoming a real estate appraiser in certain communities; providing the purpose of the Program is to assist in closing appraisal gaps that occur in historically redlined neighborhoods and underrepresented communities; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to administer the Program.

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Bill History

2026-05-26 Post Passage
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 744
2026-04-02 Senate
Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-03-21 House
Returned Passed
2026-03-18 Senate
Third Reading Passed (39-7)
2026-03-16 House
Favorable Report by Appropriations
2026-03-16 Senate
Favorable Adopted
2026-03-16 Senate
Second Reading Passed
2026-03-03 House
Third Reading Passed (108-24)
2026-03-02 House
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
2026-03-02 Senate
Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
2026-02-17 House
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-05 House
First Reading Appropriations
Maryland General Assembly
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Official Summary Text

Establishing the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal Grant Program to provide grants to certain individuals with the goal of becoming a real estate appraiser in certain communities; providing the purpose of the Program is to assist in closing appraisal gaps that occur in historically redlined neighborhoods and underrepresented communities; and requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission to administer the Program.

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*hb0919*

HOUSE BILL 919
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HB 607/25 – APP CF SB 657
By: Delegates Taylor, Addison, Amprey, Behler , Coley, Conaway, Crutchfield,
Davis, Fennell, Hill, Lewis, J. Long, Mireku –North, Pasteur, Phillips,
Roberson, Roberts, Ross, Ruff, Smith, Spiegel, Stinnett, Turner, Vogel,
White Holland, Woods, and Young
Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2026
Assigned to: Appropriations
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 2, 2026

CHAPTER ______

AN ACT concerning 1

Maryland Higher Education Commission – Practical Applications of Real Estate 2
Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program – Established 3

FOR the purpose of establishing the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal 4
(PAREA) Grant Program to provide grants to certain individuals with the goal of 5
becoming a real estate appraiser in certain communities; requiring the Maryland 6
Higher Education Commission to administer the Program; and generally relating to 7
the Practical Applications of Real Estate Appraisal (PAREA) Grant Program. 8

BY adding to 9
Article – Education 10
Section 18 –4201 and 18 –4202 to be under the new su btitle “Subtitle 42. PAREA 11
Grant Program” 12
Annotated Code of Maryland 13
(2022 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 14

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 15
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 16

Article – Education 17

SUBTITLE 42. PAREA GRANT PROGRAM. 18
2 HOUSE BILL 919

18–4201. 1

(A) IN THIS SUBTITLE THE FOLLOWING WORDS HAVE THE MEANINGS 2
INDICATED. 3

(B) “PAREA” MEANS THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF REAL ESTATE 4
APPRAISAL. 5

18–4202. 8

(A) THERE IS A PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL 9
GRANT PROGRAM IN THE COMMISSION. 10

(B) THE PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM IS TO: 11

(1) ASSIST IN CLOSING APP RAISAL GAPS THAT OCC UR IN 12
HISTORICALLY REDLINE D NEIGHBO RHOODS AND UNDERREPR ESENTED 13
COMMUNITIES; 14

(2) AWARD GRANTS TO MINOR ITIES WHO RESIDE IN HISTORICALLY 15
REDLINED NEIGHBORHOODS AND UNDERREPRESEN TED COMMUNITIES WITH THE 16
GOAL OF PURSUING PAREA; AND 17

(3) DIVERSIFY THE APPRAISAL FIELD. 18

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 20
1, 2026. 21