---
type: "Bill"
title: "Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program - Expansion"
description: "Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program - Expansion"
jurisdiction: "us/states/md"
legislature: "Maryland General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 729"
citation: "Maryland SB 729 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Henson"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8fecab2f-f8cf-46c6-8767-d010fe21cd0d"
source_url: "http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/sb0729?ys=2026RS"
source_hash: "afcf64b2cc008c36216356fe312f93b8ac8c12e902213d432bfc4c9685d5afde"
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 729 (2026) — Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program - Expansion

## Version chain

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

1. **Chapter - Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program - Expansion** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_754_sb0729t.pdf)
2. **First - Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program and Mobile Home Parks** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0729f.pdf)
3. **Third - Real Property - Access to Counsel in Evictions Program - Expansion** (committee substitute) — [source](http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/sb/sb0729t.pdf)

## Votes

- On Third Reading — **101–35** (pass) · lower
- On Third Reading — **42–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Henson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-06** First Reading Judicial Proceedings `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-12** Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Favorable with Amendments { `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-19** Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- **2026-03-20** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-03-21** Referred Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-26** Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- **2026-04-09** Favorable Report by Judiciary `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Favorable Adopted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-09** Second Reading Passed
- **2026-04-13** Third Reading Passed `passage`
- **2026-04-13** Returned Passed
- **2026-05-26** Approved by the Governor - Chapter 754 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8fecab2f-f8cf-46c6-8767-d010fe21cd0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Maryland legislature records).