2007 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 580

CHAPTER NUMBER: 290
File Code: Real Property Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 622
Sponsored By:
Delegate McIntosh and the Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Anderson, Beidle, Branch, Bromwell, Carter, V. Clagett, Conaway, Doory, Dumais, Glenn, Hammen, Haynes, Jones, Kirk, Krysiak, Lafferty, Lawton, Love, McHale, Oaks, Olszewski, Robinson, Schuler, Sophocleus, Stukes, and Tarrant
Entitled:
Ground Rents - Registry of Properties Subject to Ground Leases

Synopsis:

Authorizing the recordation of a specified ground lease extinguishment certificate under specified circumstances; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to maintain an on-line registry of properties that are subject to ground leases; requiring a ground lease holder to register a ground lease with the Department by submitting a specified registration form and a specified fee; requiring the Department to register a ground lease under specified circumstances; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action
2/8
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/12
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
3/16
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
4/1
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (139-1)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/21
First Reading Judicial Proceedings
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Judicial Proceedings
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (39-8)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/8
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 290

Sponsored by:

Delegate Maggie McIntosh, District 43
Administration
Delegate Curt Anderson, District 43
Delegate Pamela Beidle, District 32
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40
Delegate Ann Marie Doory, District 43
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Cheryl Glenn, District 45
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, District 10
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Carolyn J. Krysiak, District 46
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Brian K. McHale, District 46
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
Delegate Theodore Sophocleus, District 32
Speaker, The
Delegate Melvin Stukes, District 44
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Archives
Assessments and Taxation, Department of
Comptroller
Electronic Government
Fees -see also- Devt Fees and Taxes; Reimbursement Rates
Landlord and Tenant -see also- Eviction; Leases & Rent; etc.
Leases and Rent
Notices
Real Property
Recordation
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Registration -see also- Motor Vehicle Registration
Reports
Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Real Property
( 3-102 , 8-701 , 8-702 , 8-703 , 8-704 , 8-705 , 8-706 , 8-707 , 8-708 , 8-709 , 8-710 , 8-711 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 810816/01     Offered on: March 16, 2007   at: 11:40 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 878773/01     Offered on: April 5, 2007   at: 5:04 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 17, 2007: Third Reading Passed (137-0)
April 1, 2007: Third Reading Passed (139-1)
Senate
April 2, 2007: Third Reading Passed (39-8)