HB 765 — Criminal Law - Counterfeiting and Possession of Counterfeit Lease of Real Property - Penalty
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-04
Prohibiting a person with the intent to defraud another from creating, aiding in the creation of, or possessing a counterfeit lease of real property or rental agreement relating to real property.
Latest action: — In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings
Sponsors (17)
- Mike Griffith (R, MD-35) — sponsor · 2026-02-04
- Jason C. Buckel (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Wayne A. Hartman (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Julian Ivey (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- N. Scott Phillips (D, MD-10) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Jesse T. Pippy (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- William Valentine (R, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Jon S. Cardin (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- LaToya Nkongolo (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Sean A. Stinnett (D, MD-41) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Gary Simmons (D, MD-12) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Gabriel M. Moreno (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Lauren Arikan (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Kym Taylor (D, MD-23) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Karen Simpson (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Nino Mangione (R, MD-42) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
- Jamila J. Woods (D, MD-26) — cosponsor · 2026-02-04
Action timeline (6)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Judiciary
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate judicial proceedings | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House judiciary | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Griffith (R, state_lower MD-35) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Gabriel M. Moreno (D, state_lower MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Gary Simmons (D, state_lower MD-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Jamila J. Woods (D, state_lower MD-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Jason C. Buckel (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Jesse T. Pippy (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jon S. Cardin (D, state_lower MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Julian Ivey (D, state_lower MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Karen Simpson (D, state_lower MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Kym Taylor (D, state_lower MD-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | LaToya Nkongolo (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Lauren Arikan (R, state_lower MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | N. Scott Phillips (D, state_lower MD-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Nino Mangione (R, state_lower MD-42) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Sean A. Stinnett (D, state_lower MD-41) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Wayne A. Hartman (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | William Valentine (R, state_lower MD-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate judicial proceedings · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House judiciary · md-leg