HB 1601 — Maryland
Real Property - Deeds - Recordation Requirements
Requiring a deed presented for recording effecting a change in ownership of residential property to contain the name of the title insurer and the policy number if the purchaser or other party has obtained title insurance.
Latest action: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations · Feb 16, 2026
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Committees: Rules and Executive Nominations (House of Delegates)
Cross-filed with SB 723 — the companion bill in the other chamber, as the legislature links it. Each bill keeps its own votes and status; they are never combined here.
Updated Mar 17, 2026
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First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Feb 16, 2026 · House of Delegates
Sponsored by Mike Griffith
No recorded floor votes yet.
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