---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment"
description: "Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 738"
citation: "Maryland HB 738 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["A. Johnson", "Addison", "Amprey", "Boafo", "Boyce", "Coley", "Conaway", "Embry", "Fennell", "Forbes", "Hill", "Holmes", "Ivey", "Kaufman", "McCaskill", "McComas", "Mireku-North", "Moreno", "Nkongolo", "Pasteur", "Phillips", "Ross", "Ruff", "Simmons", "Smith", "Stinnett", "Taveras", "Taylor", "Toles", "Turner", "Wells", "White Holland", "Wilkins", "Williams", "Wims", "Woods", "Young"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-02-03"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1e8f606f-7884-422f-a6b0-f415b65fe591"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0738?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "60932816e12bf3d4c72ed1f4db848f96366f1d5612a9e939a5884fcd489b681c"
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 738 (2026) — Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_751_hb0738e.pdf)
2. **Enrolled - Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0738e.pdf)
3. **First - Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0738f.pdf)
4. **Third - Real Property - Transfer-on-Death Deed - Establishment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0738t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **129–0** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading (Amend) — **42–0** (pass) · upper
- On Third Reading and Final Passage (Hse concurred) — **133–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- A. Johnson — primary (person)
- Addison — primary (person)
- Amprey — primary (person)
- Boafo — primary (person)
- Boyce — primary (person)
- Coley — primary (person)
- Conaway — primary (person)
- Embry — primary (person)
- Fennell — primary (person)
- Forbes — primary (person)
- Hill — primary (person)
- Holmes — primary (person)
- Ivey — primary (person)
- Kaufman — primary (person)
- McCaskill — primary (person)
- McComas — primary (person)
- Mireku-North — primary (person)
- Moreno — primary (person)
- Nkongolo — primary (person)
- Pasteur — primary (person)
- Phillips — primary (person)
- Ross — primary (person)
- Ruff — primary (person)
- Simmons — primary (person)
- Smith — primary (person)
- Stinnett — primary (person)
- Taveras — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Toles — primary (person)
- Turner — primary (person)
- Wells — primary (person)
- White Holland — primary (person)
- Wilkins — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)
- Wims — primary (person)
- Woods — primary (person)
- Young — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-03** First Reading Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-05** Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-21** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-23** Referred Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-06** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-07** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-07** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-04-08** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** House Concurs Senate Amendments
- **2026-04-09** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-09** Passed Enrolled
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 751 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1e8f606f-7884-422f-a6b0-f415b65fe591`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).