---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real Property – Actions to Repossess – Proof of Rental Licensure"
description: "Real Property – Actions to Repossess – Proof of Rental Licensure"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 36"
citation: "Maryland HB 36 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Charkoudian", "Conaway", "D. Jones", "Foley", "Kaufman", "Lehman", "Moon", "Ruth", "Terrasa"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2022-10-31"
last_action: "2023-05-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/57e772dd-adae-4b31-8d3d-05632aa68797"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0036?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "7fcea90f988802fb621c1017839c7fe589cbbd5c0784628404ec2d2898e0b192"
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 36 (2023) — Real Property – Actions to Repossess – Proof of Rental Licensure

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Real Property – Actions to Repossess – Proof of Rental Licensure** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_481_hb0036t.pdf)
2. **First - Real Property – Actions to Repossess – Proof of Rental Licensure** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0036f.pdf)
3. **Third - Real Property – Actions to Repossess – Proof of Rental Licensure** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/hb/hb0036t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Charkoudian — primary (person)
- Conaway — primary (person)
- D. Jones — primary (person)
- Foley — primary (person)
- Kaufman — primary (person)
- Lehman — primary (person)
- Moon — primary (person)
- Ruth — primary (person)
- Terrasa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-10-31** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2023-01-11** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-12** Hearing 1/19 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-03-09** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-10** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-10** Motion Special Order until 3/14 (Delegate Szeliga) Adopted
- **2023-03-14** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-03-15** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-16** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Second Reading Passed
- **2023-04-06** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Returned Passed
- **2023-05-08** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 481 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/57e772dd-adae-4b31-8d3d-05632aa68797`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).