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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment"
+description: "Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
+legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 738"
+citation: "Maryland HB 738 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["A. Johnson", "Addison", "Amprey", "Boafo", "Boyce", "Coley", "Conaway", "Embry", "Fennell", "Forbes", "Hill", "Holmes", "Ivey", "Kaufman", "McCaskill", "McComas", "Mireku-North", "Moreno", "Nkongolo", "Pasteur", "Phillips", "Ross", "Ruff", "Simmons", "Smith", "Stinnett", "Taveras", "Taylor", "Toles", "Turner", "Wells", "White Holland", "Wilkins", "Williams", "Wims", "Woods", "Young"]
+version_count: 4
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2026-02-03"
+last_action: "2026-05-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e8f606f-7884-422f-a6b0-f415b65fe591"
+source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0738?ys=2026RS"
+source_hash: "60932816e12bf3d4c72ed1f4db848f96366f1d5612a9e939a5884fcd489b681c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-md"]
+---
+
+# Maryland HB 738 (2026) — Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Chapter - Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_751_hb0738e.pdf)
+2. **Enrolled - Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0738e.pdf)
+3. **First - Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0738f.pdf)
+4. **Third - Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0738t.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- On Third Reading — **129–0** (pass) · lower
+- On Third Reading (Amend) — **42–0** (pass) · upper
+- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **133–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- A. Johnson — primary (person)
+- Addison — primary (person)
+- Amprey — primary (person)
+- Boafo — primary (person)
+- Boyce — primary (person)
+- Coley — primary (person)
+- Conaway — primary (person)
+- Embry — primary (person)
+- Fennell — primary (person)
+- Forbes — primary (person)
+- Hill — primary (person)
+- Holmes — primary (person)
+- Ivey — primary (person)
+- Kaufman — primary (person)
+- McCaskill — primary (person)
+- McComas — primary (person)
+- Mireku-North — primary (person)
+- Moreno — primary (person)
+- Nkongolo — primary (person)
+- Pasteur — primary (person)
+- Phillips — primary (person)
+- Ross — primary (person)
+- Ruff — primary (person)
+- Simmons — primary (person)
+- Smith — primary (person)
+- Stinnett — primary (person)
+- Taveras — primary (person)
+- Taylor — primary (person)
+- Toles — primary (person)
+- Turner — primary (person)
+- Wells — primary (person)
+- White Holland — primary (person)
+- Wilkins — primary (person)
+- Williams — primary (person)
+- Wims — primary (person)
+- Woods — primary (person)
+- Young — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-03** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-05** Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
+- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2026-03-21** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2026-03-23** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
+- **2026-04-06** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-04-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
+- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2026-04-09** House Concurs Senate Amendments
+- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
+- **2026-04-09** Passed Enrolled
+- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 751 `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e8f606f-7884-422f-a6b0-f415b65fe591`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).
+