1. (a) Each year, the Department shall issue a report that includes:

   1. (1) an analysis and summary of the information collected through the survey under § 14-879 of this subtitle; and

   2. (2) the following information concerning the activities of the State Tax Sale Ombudsman established under § 2-112 of this article in the preceding taxable year:

      1. (i) the number of homeowners who contacted the Ombudsman;
      2. (ii) the number of homeowners assisted by the Ombudsman to apply for each of the tax credits under § 9-104 or § 9-105 of this article;
      3. (iii) the number of homeowners assisted by the Ombudsman to apply for other discount programs or public benefits and a brief summary of those programs and benefits;
      4. (iv) the number of homeowners referred by the Ombudsman to legal services, housing counseling, and other social services, and a brief summary of those services;
      5. (v) the number of homeowners enrolled in the Homeowner Protection Program under Part VII of this subtitle;
      6. (vi) a summary of the implementation of the Homeowner Protection Program under Part VII of this subtitle, including outreach to homeowners under § 14-886(d) of this subtitle;
      7. (vii) the total number of persons making a voluntary donation to the Homeowner Protection Program under Part VII of this subtitle through the website under § 4-201.1 of this article;
      8. (viii) the total amount of voluntary donations made to the Homeowner Protection Program under Part VII of this subtitle through the website under § 4-201.1 of this article;
      9. (ix) the balance of funds in the Homeowner Protection Fund established under § 14-891 of this subtitle as of the date of the report, and a detailed accounting of revenues received by the Homeowner Protection Fund and expenditures made from the Homeowner Protection Fund in the preceding taxable year;
      10. (x) any statutory or administrative changes the Ombudsman recommends to improve the administration of the Homeowner Protection Program under Part VII of this subtitle; and
      11. (xi) any other relevant information.

2. (b) On or before November 15 each year, the Department shall:

   1. (1) publish the report required under subsection (a) of this section on the Department's website; and
   2. (2) submit the report required under subsection (a) of this section, in accordance with § 2-1257 of the State Government Article, to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee and the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Added by Acts 2020, c. 440, § 1, eff. June 1, 2020. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 382, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 2, eff. April 11, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 316, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023; Acts 2025, c. 647, § 1, eff. July 1, 2025.