---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real Property - New Home Sales - Information on Energy-Efficient Options"
description: "Real Property - New Home Sales - Information on Energy-Efficient Options"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 648"
citation: "Maryland SB 648 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Real Property", "Alternative Energy Sources", "Building Codes", "Construction", "Contracts", "Disclosure", "Energy Matters", "Environmental Matters", "Housing", "Notices", "Real Estate", "Real Property", "Tax Credits"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kelley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-12-08"
last_action: "2018-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a202fcef-4e15-42cd-b617-a0a1228e784a"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=SB648&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2018rs"
source_hash: "4b907ea25aed3af0ee3585f276a7589ddbb7c9dc4802d5f2b7067e85030cb691"
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 SB 648 (2018) — Real Property - New Home Sales - Information on Energy-Efficient Options

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Bill Text** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2018RS/bills/sb/sb0648f.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **137–1** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **44–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kelley — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-02-01** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-01** Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2018-02-26** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-27** Favorable Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-27** Second Reading Passed
- **2018-03-01** Third Reading Passed (44-2) `passage`
- **2018-03-02** First Reading Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-05** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Favorable Report Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Second Reading Passed
- **2018-04-09** Third Reading Passed (137-1) `passage`
- **2017-12-08** Returned Passed
- **2018-05-15** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 681 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a202fcef-4e15-42cd-b617-a0a1228e784a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).