HB39
Duty of settlement agent; restrictive covenants.
Status:
In Senate
Latest Action:
Feb. 3, 2026
Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
Chief Patron:
Marcus Simon (D)
Session:
2026 Regular Session
Summary
As Introduced. Duty of settlement agent; restrictive covenants.
Requires a settlement agent to notify the purchaser of any residential real property of the purchaser's right to remove a restrictive covenant contained in an instrument affecting the title of the property disclosed as the result of the title search performed pursuant to the real estate transaction.-
Bill History
- 12/23/2025 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26100583D
- 12/23/2025 - House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/19/2026 - House: Assigned HGL sub: Housing/Consumer Protection
- 01/20/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/22/2026 - House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (10-Y 0-N)
- 01/23/2026 - House: Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB39)
- 01/26/2026 - House: Placed on General Laws Agenda
- 01/27/2026 - House: Reported from General Laws (21-Y 0-N)
- 01/29/2026 - House: Read first time
- 01/30/2026 - House: Read second time and engrossed
- 02/02/2026 - House: Read third time and passed House (99-Y 0-N 0-A)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading)
- 02/03/2026 - Senate: Referred to Committee on General Laws and Technology
