State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Department of General Services - Property Appraisal Aids - Geographic Images [HB-6]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to prepare, install, and maintain certain appraisal aids that consist of a database of statewide and local geographic images; requiring each county and Baltimore City to reimburse the State for 100% of costs of the data base less than $1,000,000 and 50% of the costs over $1,000,000; and requiring, by June 30, 2025, the Department to develop policies to protect the identity of any individual whose image is captured by oblique aerial photographic imagery.
HB-6: State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Department of General Services - Property Appraisal Aids - Geographic Images
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Department of General Services - Property Appraisal Aids - Geographic Images [SB-143]
[Taxes ]
[Real Estate ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Property Tax ]
Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to prepare, install, and maintain certain appraisal aids that consist of a database of statewide and local geographic images; requiring the Department of General Services to procure for the State a certain uniform system needed for the installation and upkeep of the appraisal aids; and requiring each county and Baltimore City to reimburse the State for 100% of the costs of the database less than $1,000,000 and 50% of the costs over $1,000,000.
SB-143: State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Department of General Services - Property Appraisal Aids - Geographic Images
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/08/2025
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Horse Racing - Racing Facility Ownership and Construction - Racing Operations [HB-1524]
[Sports ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
Altering the location, type, and ownership of horse racing facilities that the Maryland Stadium Authority is authorized to finance; increasing the amount of debt that the Maryland Stadium Authority may issue for certain purposes in connection with certain racing facilities; requiring the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority to prepare certain financial statements; requiring the Authority to submit a copy of any lease of the Pimlico racing facility to the Legislative Policy Committee for review and comment; etc.
HB-1524: Horse Racing - Racing Facility Ownership and Construction - Racing Operations
Sponsored by: Rep. Ways and Means
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 410 on 05/09/2024
Property Tax - Appeals - Definition of "Taxpayer" [HB-1488]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
Defining "taxpayer" for purposes of certain provisions of law concerning property tax appeals to mean a person with a legal interest in a property that is subject to an appeal; and applying the Act retroactively to affect any petition for review of an assessment of property filed after December 1, 2022.
HB-1488: Property Tax - Appeals - Definition of "Taxpayer"
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing Canceled on 03/13/2024
Property Tax - Credit to Offset Increases in Local Tax Revenue [HB-1454]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing Baltimore City, a county, or a municipal corporation to grant the property tax credit to offset increases in local income tax revenues to the owner-occupied property of a homeowner for taxable years beginning after June 30, 2022, but before July 1, 2025, whether or not the homeowner has an application for the homestead property tax credit on file with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, notwithstanding a certain provision of law.
HB-1454: Property Tax - Credit to Offset Increases in Local Tax Revenue
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/09/2024
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Economic Development - Tourism Zones - Designation and Benefits [HB-1281]
[Economic Development ]
[Tourism ]
[Taxes ]
[Arts and Culture ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipality to designate, by law, an area within that political subdivision as a tourism zone under certain circumstances; providing that the designation of an area as a tourism zone may not preclude the area from also being designated as an arts and entertainment district; authorizing a county or municipality to exempt from the admissions and amusement tax gross receipts from certain admissions or amusement charges levied in a tourism zone; etc.
HB-1281: Economic Development - Tourism Zones - Designation and Benefits
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason C. Buckel
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 239 on 04/25/2024
Renewable Energy - Net Energy Metering Aggregation, Solar Renewable Energy Credits, and Taxes on Solar Energy Generating Systems (Brighter Tomorrow Act) [HB-1435]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
Altering the maximum generating capacity authorized for certain net metered generating facilities; authorizing an eligible customer-generator participating in certain meter aggregation to receive excess generation from more than one generating system; requiring the Public Service Commission to establish a Small Solar Energy Generating System Incentive Program; providing that solar energy generating systems that receive a certain certification by the Commission are eligible to receive additional solar renewable energy credits; etc.
HB-1435: Renewable Energy - Net Energy Metering Aggregation, Solar Renewable Energy Credits, and Taxes on Solar Energy Generating Systems (Brighter Tomorrow Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana M Stein
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
You have voted HB-1435: Renewable Energy - Net Energy Metering Aggregation, Solar Renewable Energy Credits, and Taxes on Solar Energy Generating Systems (Brighter Tomorrow Act).
Property Tax - Credit for Longtime Residents to Offset Property Tax Rate Increase [HB-1251]
[Property Tax ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Housing ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a certain property tax credit against the county or municipal property tax imposed on a dwelling owned by an individual who is at least 60 years old, who has resided in the dwelling for 30 consecutive years, and whose combined income does not exceed $75,000; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2024.
HB-1251: Property Tax - Credit for Longtime Residents to Offset Property Tax Rate Increase
Sponsored by: Rep. Barrie S. Ciliberti
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/09/2024
Economic Development Tax Credit Programs - Qualified Position and Qualified Employee - Definitions [HB-1204]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the definition of "qualified position" for purposes of eligibility for and the calculation of benefits under the One Maryland and More Jobs for Marylanders economic development programs; altering the definition of "qualified employee" for purposes of eligibility for and calculation of the credit against the income tax for certain business entities located in an enterprise zone; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2023; etc.
HB-1204: Economic Development Tax Credit Programs - Qualified Position and Qualified Employee - Definitions
Sponsored by: Rep. Jessica Feldmark
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/08/2024
Manufacturing Business Personal Property Tax - Exemption [HB-1018]
[Manufacturing ]
[Taxes ]
[Small Business ]
[Property Tax ]
[Economic Development ]
Exempting all personal property in the possession of a person engaged in a manufacturing business that is a small or medium-sized enterprise from the personal property tax.
HB-1018: Manufacturing Business Personal Property Tax - Exemption
Sponsored by: Rep. Lily Qi
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2024
Property Tax - Appeals - Definition of "Taxpayer" [SB-1027]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
Defining "taxpayer" for purposes of certain provisions of law concerning property tax appeals to mean a person with an ownership interest or a leasehold interest in a property that is subject to an appeal; and applying the Act retroactively to affect any petition for review of an assessment of property filed after December 1, 2022.
SB-1027: Property Tax - Appeals - Definition of "Taxpayer"
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Third Reading Passed (101-34) on 04/08/2024
Property Tax - Improvements on Agricultural Land - Assessment [SB-869]
[Agriculture ]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
Clarifying a property owner's right to receive information on the calculation of an assessment; requiring owners of certain buildings to provide certain information to the supervisor of assessments within 90 days after construction of the buildings is completed; creating a subclass of real property consisting of improvements on agricultural land; requiring improvements on agricultural land to be assessed in a certain manner; etc.
SB-869: Property Tax - Improvements on Agricultural Land - Assessment
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy J Guzzone
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/26/2024
Property Tax - County Authority to Set Special Rates [HB-919]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Education ]
Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to set special property tax rates for certain subclasses of property for the purpose of financing certain transportation improvements or a certain minimum school funding amount; prohibiting a special rate from exceeding 12.5 cents for each $100 of assessed value; and establishing certain subclasses of real property.
HB-919: Property Tax - County Authority to Set Special Rates
Sponsored by: Rep. Kris Fair
Referred To Interim Study By Ways And Means on 03/16/2024