SB0811 • 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: Senator Hayes
Last action: 2026-04-02
Official status: In the House - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (100-32)
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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Amendments

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223727/1

None

Favorable with Amendments { 223727/1 Adopted

Plain English: AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL 811 (Third Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.

AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL 811 (Third Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.
1 On page 1, in lines 2 and 3, strike “Multiple Listing Service ” and substitute “Accessible Database”; and in line 5, strike “a multiple listing service or similarly” and substitute “an”.
AMENDMENT NO.
2 On page 1, in line 16, strike “ “MULTIPLE LISTING SER VICE”” and substitute ““ACCESSIBLE DATABASE””; in line 17, strike “USED BY” and substitute “AVAILABLE TO”.

973826/1

None • Delegate R. Long

Floor Amendment { 973826/1 (Delegate R. Long) Adopted

Plain English: AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL 811 (Third Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.

AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL 811 (Third Reading File Bill) AMENDMENT NO.
1 On page 1, in line 2, strike “ Sale” and substitute “Close”; and in line 5, strike “sale” and substitute “close”.
AMENDMENT NO.
2 On page 2, in line 3, strike “SALE” and substitute “CLOSE”.

Bill History

2026-04-13 House
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
2026-04-02 House
Floor Amendment { 973826/1 (Delegate R. Long) Adopted
2026-04-02 House
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (100-32)
2026-03-30 House
Favorable with Amendments { 223727/1 Adopted
2026-03-30 House
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2026-03-20 Senate
Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
2026-03-11 House
Referred Economic Matters
2026-03-06 Senate
Third Reading Passed (38-4)
2026-03-05 Senate
Favorable Adopted
2026-03-05 Senate
Second Reading Passed
2026-02-12 Senate
Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-06 Senate
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Real Property - New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - Senate - Committee - Judicial Proceedings
Maryland General Assembly
Text - Third - Real Property - New Home Sales - Entry of Final Sale Price in Multiple Listing Service
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters

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.

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*sb0811*

SENATE BILL 811
N1 6lr2707
SB 441/25 – JPR CF HB 920
By: Senator Hayes
Introduced and read first time: February 6, 2026
Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings
Committee Report: Favorable
Senate action: Adopted
Read second time: March 5, 2026

CHAPTER ______

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 multiple 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 SE RVICE” 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
2 SENATE BILL 811

(B) WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE SALE OF A NEW HOME IN THE STATE, A 1
DEVELOPER, BUILDER, BROKER, OR REAL ESTATE AGENT SHALL ENTER THE FINAL 2
SALE PRICE OF THE NE W HOME INTO A MULTIP LE LISTING SERVICE OR SIMILARLY 3
ACCESSIBLE DATABASE. 4

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 5
October 1, 2026. 6

Approved:
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Governor.
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President of the Senate.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.