State Agricultural Land Transfer Tax – Alteration of Nonagricultural Use Reduction and Exemptions [HB-20]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Property Tax ]
[Real Estate ]
Altering the method of calculating a certain reduction in the State agricultural land transfer tax for an instrument of writing that transfers title to agricultural land on which property tax was paid on the basis of an assessment other than farm or agricultural use in certain years before the transfer; exempting an instrument of writing from the agricultural land transfer tax if the instrument of writing transfers title to agricultural land that was previously transferred by a certain instrument of writing; etc.
HB-20: State Agricultural Land Transfer Tax – Alteration of Nonagricultural Use Reduction and Exemptions
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric G Luedtke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 566 on 05/25/2019
Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum [HB-1302]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing certain museums to claim title to property that is on permanent loan or that was loaned for a specified term that has expired by giving notice that the museum is terminating the loan of the property; authorizing a museum to take possession of certain property if the lender fails to respond to a notice provided by certified mail within 60 days; authorizing a museum to acquire a certain lien for the costs of the certain conservation measures taken on the property; etc.
HB-1302: Abandoned Property in Possession of a Museum
Sponsored by: Rep. Jon S Cardin
Favorable With Amendments Report By Economic Matters on 04/08/2019
Property Tax - Collection of Unpaid Taxes and Tax Sales [HB-1209]
[Property Tax ]
[Taxes ]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Establishing a State Tax Sale Ombudsman in the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; authorizing the governing body of a county or a municipal corporation to withhold from tax sale a dwelling owned by a homeowner who meets certain criteria; requiring certain notices sent to property owners whose properties are subject to tax sale to include a certain summary of the tax sale process and certain information concerning the State Tax Sale Ombudsman; etc.
HB-1209: Property Tax - Collection of Unpaid Taxes and Tax Sales
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 730 on 05/25/2019
Transportation - Vehicle Titling Fee and Vehicle Excise Tax - Active Duty Members of the Military [HB-1071]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Military ]
[Taxes ]
[Veterans ]
Prohibiting the Motor Vehicle Administration from charging a fee for the issuance of a new certificate of title for a vehicle that is owned by a certain member of the military who is on active duty; and altering the amount of the excise tax imposed for the issuance of a certificate of title to $100 for a vehicle that is owned by a certain member of the military who is on active duty.
HB-1071: Transportation - Vehicle Titling Fee and Vehicle Excise Tax - Active Duty Members of the Military
Sponsored by: Rep. Mary Ann Lisanti
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 04/04/2019
Natural Resources - Vessel Excise Tax Cap - Amount and Repeal of Termination [SB-58]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
Making permanent a $15,000 limit on the amount of the vessel excise tax that may be imposed on any vessel; and requiring that the maximum amount of the excise tax imposed for any vessel be increased by $100 on July 1, 2016 and July 1 of each subsequent year.
SB-58: Natural Resources - Vessel Excise Tax Cap - Amount and Repeal of Termination
Sponsored by: Sen. John C Astle
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 656 on 05/28/2016
Real Property - Actions to Quiet Title [SB-509]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a specified action to be brought to establish title against adverse claims to property; providing for venue and the application of the Maryland Rules in an action under the Act; establishing requirements for a complaint, an answer to a complaint, naming of defendants, joinder of parties, and service of process in an action under the Act; requiring the complaint and statement be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, and by first class mail to the holder in a specified manner; etc.
SB-509: Real Property - Actions to Quiet Title
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen M. Waugh
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 395 on 05/10/2016
Real Property - Actions to Quiet Title [HB-920]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing a specified action to be brought to establish title against adverse claims to property; providing for venue and the application of the Maryland Rules in an action under the Act; establishing requirements for a complaint, an answer to a complaint, naming of defendants, joinder of parties, and service of process in an action under the Act; requiring the recording in the land records of the county in which any portion of the property is located of a judgement in an action under the Act; etc.
HB-920: Real Property - Actions to Quiet Title
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 396 on 05/10/2016
Natural Resources - Vessel Excise Tax Cap - Amount and Repeal of Termination [HB-14]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Recreation ]
Making permanent a $15,000 limit on the amount of the vessel excise tax that may be imposed on any vessel; and requiring that the maximum amount of the excise tax imposed for any vessel be increased by $100 on July 1, 2016 and July 1 of each subsequent year.
HB-14: Natural Resources - Vessel Excise Tax Cap - Amount and Repeal of Termination
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus R Kipke
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 657 on 05/28/2016
Real Property - Actions to Quiet Title [SB-837]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing a specified action to be brought to establish title against adverse claims to property; providing for jurisdiction, venue, and the application of specified statutes and rules in an action under the Act; establishing that an action is commenced by filing a complaint; establishing requirements for a complaint, an answer to a complaint, a cross-complaint, naming of defendants, joinder of parties, and service of process in an action under the Act; providing for the effect of a judgment; etc.
SB-837: Real Property - Actions to Quiet Title
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen M. Waugh
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/25/2015
Real Property - Actions to Quiet Title [HB-1129]
[Real Estate ]
[Property Tax ]
Authorizing a specified action to be brought to establish title against adverse claims to property; providing for jurisdiction, venue, and the application of specified statutes and rules in an action under the Act; requiring a specified notice to be sent to specified holders of security interests; requiring the filing of a specified affidavit acknowledging that the plaintiff sent specified notices; establishing that an action is commenced by filing a complaint; establishing requirements for a complaint; etc.
HB-1129: Real Property - Actions to Quiet Title
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
First Reading Judicial Proceedings on 03/24/2015
Montgomery County - Transit Authority MC 24-15 [HB-104]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Taxes ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
Authorizing the governing body of Montgomery County to create, by local law, a Transit Authority to perform county transit functions as an instrumentality of the county and body corporate and politic and to create a special taxing district, impose a specified special tax, specify the organization and powers of the Transit Authority, establish a specified budget process for the Transit Authority, and specify other matters related to the Transit Authority; etc.
HB-104: Montgomery County - Transit Authority MC 24-15
Sponsored by: Rep. Montgomery County Delegation
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation; Withdrawn on 03/10/2015
Title Insurers - Statutory or Unearned Premium Reserves [SB-881]
[Insurance ]
[Real Estate ]
Altering the formula in accordance with which a title insurer domiciled in the State shall reduce the reserves applicable to specified contracts of title insurance for purposes of a statutory or unearned premium reserve; altering a provision of law relating to a certification a title insurer is required to file with its annual report; providing that specified provisions of the Act be applied retroactively to specified title insurance contracts; etc.
SB-881: Title Insurers - Statutory or Unearned Premium Reserves
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores G Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 350 on 05/05/2014
Automated Motor Vehicles - Titling, Registration, and Rules of the Road [SB-773]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Prohibiting an individual from operating an automated motor vehicle in automated mode on a highway; establishing an exception to the prohibition by authorizing specified individuals to operate an automated motor vehicle in automated mode on a highway for research or testing purposes under specified circumstances; requiring an automated motor vehicle that is operated on a highway for research and testing purposes to have a specified individual present in the vehicle and to be properly titled and registered; etc.
SB-773: Automated Motor Vehicles - Titling, Registration, and Rules of the Road
Sponsored by: Sen. William C. Ferguson
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/10/2014
Insurance - Title Insurers - Title Insurance Commitment and Binders [SB-624]
[Insurance ]
Altering specified information that a title insurer is required to include in specified disclosures; providing that a title insurance commitment or a specified sample form constitutes a specified written statement, is not a representation as to the state of title, and does not constitute a specified abstract; requiring a specified title insurance commitment or sample form to contain a specified statement; etc.
SB-624: Insurance - Title Insurers - Title Insurance Commitment and Binders
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian J. Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 318 on 05/05/2014
Charles County - Sunday Car Sales Blue Law Exemption - Enabling Authority [SB-344]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Small Business ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing the Charles County Commissioners, after a public hearing, to adopt an ordinance authorizing a new or used car dealer in Charles County to sell, barter, deliver, give away, show, or offer for sale a motor vehicle or certificate of title for a motor vehicle on Sunday.
SB-344: Charles County - Sunday Car Sales Blue Law Exemption - Enabling Authority
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas McClain Middleton
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014