---
type: "Bill"
title: "Ground Leases – Notices and Billing – Forms and Requirements"
description: "Ground Leases – Notices and Billing – Forms and Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 194"
citation: "Maryland SB 194 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hayes", "Sydnor"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f55033b6-5a98-4e81-89c3-e8909923eed8"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0194?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "f05c304290a066d9cfbbacfd469467190fb8920b7be0de23208f7d4c0de4f486"
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 194 (2023) — Ground Leases – Notices and Billing – Forms and Requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Ground Leases – Notices and Billing – Forms and Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_185_sb0194e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Ground Leases – Notices and Billing – Forms and Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0194e.pdf)
3. **First - Ground Leases – Notices and Billing – Forms and Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0194f.pdf)
4. **Third - Ground Leases – Notices and Billing – Forms and Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0194t.pdf)

## Sponsors

- Hayes — primary (person)
- Sydnor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-20** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-24** Hearing 2/09 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2023-02-22** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-24** Second Reading Passed
- **2023-02-28** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-31** Favorable with Amendments Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-31** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2023-04-05** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Senate Concurs House Amendments
- **2023-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-07** Passed Enrolled
- **2023-04-24** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 185 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f55033b6-5a98-4e81-89c3-e8909923eed8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).