HB0920 • 2026

Real Property - New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Delegates Taylor , Addison , Amprey , Boafo , Coley , Conaway , Crutchfield , Davis , Hill , Ivey , Lewis , J. Long , Mireku-North , Pasteur , Phillips , Roberson , Roberts , Ross , Ruff , Simpson , Smith , Spiegel , Stinnett , Toles , Turner , Vogel , White Holland , Woods , and Young
Last action: 2026-02-09
Official status: In the House - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Real Property - New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service

Requiring a developer, builder, broker, or real estate agent to enter the final sale price of a new home into a multiple listing service or similarly accessible database within 30 days after the sale.

What This Bill Does

Requiring a developer, builder, broker, or real estate agent to enter the final sale price of a new home into a multiple listing service or similarly accessible database within 30 days after the sale.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2026-02-09 House
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-05 House
First Reading Economic Matters
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Real Property - New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service

Official Summary Text

Requiring a developer, builder, broker, or real estate agent to enter the final sale price of a new home into a multiple listing service or similarly accessible database within 30 days after the sale.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
*hb0920*

HOUSE BILL 920
N1 6lr2704
HB 606/25 – ENT CF 6lr2707
By: Delegates Taylor, Addison, Amprey, Boafo, Coley, Conaway, Crutchfield,
Davis, Hill, Ivey, Lewis, J. Long, Mireku–North, Pasteur, Phillips, Roberson,
Roberts, Ross, Ruff, Simpson, Smith, Spiegel, Stinnett, Toles, Turner, Vogel,
White Holland, Woods, and Young
Introduced and read first time: February 5, 2026
Assigned to: Economic Matters

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Real Property – New Home Sales – Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing 2
Service 3

FOR the purpose of requiring a developer, builder, broker, or real estate agent to enter the 4
final sale price of a new home into a multip le listing service or similarly accessible 5
database; and generally relating to the sale of new homes. 6

BY adding to 7
Article – Real Property 8
Section 10–804 9
Annotated Code of Maryland 10
(2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 11

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 12
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 13

Article – Real Property 14

10–804. 15

(A) IN THIS SECTION , “MULTIPLE LISTING SER VICE” MEANS A DATABASE 16
USED BY REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS TO FAC ILITATE THE SALE OF REAL 17
PROPERTY, INCLUDING USE IN THE PREPARATION OF MARKET EVALUATIONS AND 18
APPRAISALS. 19

(B) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE SALE OF A NEW HOME IN THE STATE, A 20
DEVELOPER, BUILDER, BROKER, OR REAL ESTATE AGENT SHALL ENTER THE FINAL 21
2 HOUSE BILL 920

SALE PRICE OF THE NE W HOME INTO A MULTIP LE LISTING SERVICE OR SIMILARLY 1
ACCESSIBLE DATABASE. 2

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 3
October 1, 2026. 4