Legislation - HB0164

Title: Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process
Sponsored by: Delegates Conaway, Nawrocki, Holmes, Addison, Cardin, Schmidt, Phillips, Stinnett, Arikan, Grammer, Sample-Hughes, and Kaufman
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring a certain hearing to be held not more than 14 calendar days after a certain complaint is filed; and altering requirements relating to service of process in a wrongful detainer action.

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Original:: Judiciary Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Judicial Proceedings

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Details

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2025

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/18/2024 Legislative Date 9/18/2024 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/08/2025 Legislative Date 1/08/2025 Action First Reading Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Criminal Law – Fraud – Possession of Residential Real Property Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2025 Legislative Date 1/10/2025 Action Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/14/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/05/2025 Action Favorable with Amendments {993122/1 Adopted Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/14/2025 Legislative Date 3/05/2025 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 45 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/07/2025 Action Third Reading Passed (137-0) Proceedings 47 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2025 Legislative Date 3/01/2025 Action Referred Judicial Proceedings Proceedings 49 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	9/18/2024	9/18/2024	Pre-filed
House	1/08/2025	1/08/2025	First Reading Judiciary
			Text - First - Criminal Law – Fraud – Possession of Residential Real Property
House	1/10/2025	1/10/2025	Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Judiciary	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2025	3/14/2025	Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
House	3/14/2025	3/05/2025	Favorable with Amendments {993122/1 Adopted	45 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/14/2025	3/05/2025	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	45 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Real Property - Wrongful Detainer - Time of Hearing and Service of Process
House	3/17/2025	3/07/2025	Third Reading Passed (137-0)	47 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2025	3/01/2025	Referred Judicial Proceedings	49 Click to view Recorded Media

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