---
type: "Bill"
title: "Residential Ground Leases - Redemption and Extinguishment - Requirements"
description: "Residential Ground Leases - Redemption and Extinguishment - Requirements"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 196"
citation: "Maryland SB 196 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hayes", "Sydnor"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 12
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-04-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e2beaa16-8ab8-4481-aea0-573eb29ceb67"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0196?ys=2023RS&search=True"
source_hash: "caa62f32fda3466924454b157accdcdf59e0e13631abf4125238be10a1504fef"
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 196 (2023) — Residential Ground Leases - Redemption and Extinguishment - Requirements

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Residential Ground Leases - Redemption and Extinguishment - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/Chapters_noln/CH_182_sb0196t.pdf)
2. **First - Residential Ground Leases - Redemption and Extinguishment - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0196f.pdf)
3. **Third - Residential Ground Leases - Redemption and Extinguishment - Requirements** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2023RS/bills/sb/sb0196t.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`
- **2023-03-30** Favorable Report by Environment and Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-30** Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-04** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-05** Returned Passed
- **2023-04-24** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 182 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e2beaa16-8ab8-4481-aea0-573eb29ceb67`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).