SB 566 Maryland Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Real Property - Filing Fee for Residential Mortgage Foreclosure - Increase

SB 566 increases the filing fee required for residential mortgage foreclosure cases in Maryland from $300 to $600. This change applies directly to mortgage lenders or servicers filing foreclosure complaints or orders to docket. The bill amends Section 7-105.1(e) of Maryland's real property law to require this higher fee, which must be paid in addition to other existing filing fees. The fee increase takes effect October 1, 2025, and is part of procedural requirements for foreclosure filings.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House of Delegates Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Signed May 13, 2025

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MODERATE

SB 566 was amended to change the filing fee for residential mortgage foreclosure cases from $600 to $450, while also updating the bill's committee status and adding governor approval signatures. The substantive policy change is a reduction in the filing fee amount.

FISCAL

The filing fee for residential mortgage foreclosure cases was reduced from $600 to $450.

TECHNICAL

Added committee report status showing favorable with amendments, Senate adoption, and second reading date.

Added signature lines for Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Delegates.

Updated bill header to show HB 796 instead of CF 5lr2811 and changed chapter designation format.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 23, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 18, 2025

How they voted

32–14

Passed

Total votes 46

Feb 23, 2025

D Democratic33

30 Yea 3 Nay

90% Yea

R Republican13

2 Yea 11 Nay

84% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Key actions

Committee

May 13, 2025

Signed into law

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 569

executive

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Returned Passed

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Third Reading Passed

lower

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Favorable Report by Judiciary

lower

Mar 18, 2025

House Of Delegates · Passed

House of Delegates Vote: pass (99-39-2)

house of delegates

Mar 13, 2025

Committee

Referred Judiciary

lower

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings

upper

Feb 23, 2025

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (32-14)

senate

Jan 24, 2025

Committee

First Reading Judicial Proceedings

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors