Maryland Senate Bill 138 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 14 2024 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-03-16 - Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to establish, by law, a subclass of real property consisting of vacant lots or improved property cited as vacant and unfit for habitation or other authorized use on a housing or building violation notice and to set a special property tax rate for certain vacant lots or improved property cited as vacant and unfit for habitation or other authorized use; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2024.

Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property

Sen. Antonio Hayes [D]

2024-03-14 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 34 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-16	House	Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-03-15	House	Referred Ways and Means
2024-03-14	Senate	Third Reading Passed (34-10)
2024-03-14	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2024-03-14	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {903424/1 Adopted
2024-03-13	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
2024-01-09	Senate	Hearing 1/24 at 1:00 p.m.
2024-01-10	Senate	First Reading Budget and Taxation
2023-10-03	Senate	Pre-filed

HB2 (Crossfiled) 2024-04-25 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 277

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Tax - Property	6	302	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0138?ys=2024RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0138f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0138t.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/amds/bil_0008/sb0138_90342401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes_comm/sb0138_b&t.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/votes/Senate/0646.pdf