HB1499 • 2026

Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contracts - Deposits

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: Delegates Adams , Anderson , Arentz , Beauchamp , Hornberger , Hutchinson , McComas , T. Morgan , Reilly , and Rose
Last action: 2026-03-11
Official status: In the House - Hearing canceled
Effective date: 2026-10-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contracts - Deposits

Increasing from one-third to one-half the maximum portion of a home improvement contract price that a person may receive as a deposit before or at the time of execution of the home improvement contract.

What This Bill Does

Increasing from one-third to one-half the maximum portion of a home improvement contract price that a person may receive as a deposit before or at the time of execution of the home improvement contract.

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Bill History

2026-03-11 House
Hearing canceled
2026-02-17 House
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-13 House
First Reading Economic Matters
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Business Regulation - Home Improvement Contracts - Deposits

Official Summary Text

Increasing from one-third to one-half the maximum portion of a home improvement contract price that a person may receive as a deposit before or at the time of execution of the home improvement contract.

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
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*hb1499*

HOUSE BILL 1499
C2 6lr3378
HB 916/18 – ECM
By: Delegates Adams, Anderson, Arentz, Beauchamp, Hornberger, Hutchinson,
McComas, T. Morgan, Reilly, and Rose
Introduced and read first time: February 13, 2026
Assigned to: Economic Matters

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Business Regulation – Home Improvement Contracts – Deposits 2

FOR the purpose of increasing the maximum portion of a home improvement contract price 3
that a person may receive as a deposit before or at the time of execution of a home 4
improvement contract; and generally relating to home improvement contracts. 5

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 6
Article – Business Regulation 7
Section 8–617 8
Annotated Code of Maryland 9
(2024 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 10

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 11
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 12

Article – Business Regulation 13

8–617. 14

(a) A person may not demand or receive any payment for a home improvement 15
before the home improvement contract is signed. 16

(b) A person may not receive a deposit of more than [one–third] ONE–HALF of 17
the home improvement contract price before or at the time of execution of the home 18
improvement contract. 19

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