---
type: "Bill"
title: "Vehicle Laws - Transfer of Used Vehicles - Repeal of Notarized Bill of Sale Requirement"
description: "Vehicle Laws - Transfer of Used Vehicles - Repeal of Notarized Bill of Sale Requirement"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 125"
citation: "Maryland SB 125 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-09-26"
last_action: "2026-04-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6770d98-0b56-49bb-ad47-8d164b4c2b69"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0125?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "2620bbb2ccfce5e424bf33316ba9aece11c743938a81f60010dcfa67a5f031ac"
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 125 (2026) — Vehicle Laws - Transfer of Used Vehicles - Repeal of Notarized Bill of Sale Requirement

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Vehicle Laws - Transfer of Used Vehicles - Repeal of Notarized Bill of Sale Requirement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_119_sb0125t.pdf)
2. **First - Vehicle Laws - Transfer of Used Vehicles - Repeal of Notarized Bill of Sale Requirement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0125f.pdf)
3. **Third - Vehicle Laws - Transfer of Used Vehicles - Repeal of Notarized Bill of Sale Requirement** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0125t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading — **94–42** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chair, Judicial Proceedings Committee — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-09-26** Pre-filed `introduction`
- **2026-01-14** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-13** Hearing 1/21 at 11:00 a.m.
- **2026-02-16** Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-17** Second Reading Passed
- **2026-02-19** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-02-20** Referred Environment and Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-25** Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-03** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-03** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-07** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-08** Returned Passed
- **2026-04-14** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 119 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d6770d98-0b56-49bb-ad47-8d164b4c2b69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).