Maryland legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Maryland HB855: Common Ownership Communities – Candidate or Proposition Signs – Display Period
Status: Signed into law, April 28, 2026
Altering, to 45 days before voting and early voting for a primary election, general election, or vote on a proposition, the time period during which a common ownership community may restrict the display of candidate or proposition signs.
What the bill says
An act concerning Common Ownership Communities - Candidate or Proposition Signs - Display Period FOR the purpose of altering, under certain circumstances, the time period during which a common ownership community may restrict the display of candidate or proposition signs; and generally relating to limitations on the display of candidate and proposition signs in common ownership communities…
From the enrolled text, May 5, 2026:
AN ACT concerning Common Ownership Communities - Candidate or Proposition Signs - Display Period FOR the purpose of altering, under certain circumstances, the time period during which a common ownership community may restrict the display of candidate or proposition signs; and generally relating to limitations on the display of candidate and proposition signs in common ownership communities. BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Corporations and Associations Section 5-6B-23 Annotated Code of Maryland (2025 Replacement Volume) BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, Article - Real Property Section 11-111.2 and 11B-111.2 Annotated Code of Maryland (2023 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: Article - Corporations and Associations 5-6B-23. (a) In this section, "candidate sign" means a sign on behalf of a candidate for public office or a slate of candidates for public office. (b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a recorded covenant or restriction, a provision in a declaration, or a provision in the bylaws or rules of a cooperative housing corporation may not prohibit or restrict the display or (2) A sign that advertises the support or defeat of any question submitted to the voters in accordance with the Election Law Article. Ch. 289 2026 LAWS OF …
Sponsors
- Marvin Holmes (D, HD-023B) · primary sponsor
- Anne Healey (D, 22)
Latest actions
- : Approved by the Governor - Chapter 289
- : Returned Passed
- : Third Reading Passed (45-0)
- : Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Report by Judicial Proceedings
- : Referred Judicial Proceedings
- : Third Reading Passed (128-0)
- : Second Reading Passed
- : Favorable Adopted
- : Favorable Report by Government, Labor, and Elections
Votes
- Third Reading Passed (45-0) (April 13, 2026): 45 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Third Reading Passed (128-0) (March 4, 2026): 128 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is HB855?
- HB855 is a bill in the Maryland Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Common Ownership Communities – Candidate or Proposition Signs – Display Period.
- What does HB855 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning Common Ownership Communities - Candidate or Proposition Signs - Display Period FOR the purpose of altering, under certain circumstances, the time period during which a common ownership community may restrict the display of candidate or proposition signs; and generally relating to limitations on the display of candidate and proposition signs in common ownership communities…
- What is the status of HB855?
- Signed into law as of April 28, 2026. Latest action: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 289 (April 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB855?
- Marvin Holmes (D, HD-023B), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB855?
- On the Maryland Legislature website: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/hb0855?ys=2026RS
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