MD SB719 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-03 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
Hearing: Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm Senate Budget and Taxation Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 31 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-03 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Budget and Taxation Committee
Hearing: Feb 18 @ 1:00 pm Senate Budget and Taxation Hearing
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizing the County Commissioners of Somerset County to impose an emergency services tax on all property subject to the county property tax to pay costs of emergency services; prohibiting the county commissioners from initially imposing or subsequently increasing an emergency services tax until after a public hearing is held; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025.
Title
Somerset County - Property Tax - Emergency Services Tax
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2025-02-03 | Senate | Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. |
2025-01-31 | Senate | First Reading Budget and Taxation |
Same As/Similar To
HB791 (Crossfiled) 2025-02-04 - Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Subjects
Counties - Local Laws
County Commissioners
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Services
Fire Protection
Hearings
Interest
Laws and Ordinances
Liens
Notices
Open Government
Property Tax
Rescue Squads
Somerset County
Tax Sales
Taxes - Property - Local
County Commissioners
Emergency Medical Services
Emergency Services
Fire Protection
Hearings
Interest
Laws and Ordinances
Liens
Notices
Open Government
Property Tax
Rescue Squads
Somerset County
Tax Sales
Taxes - Property - Local
Code Citations
Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
---|---|---|---|---|
Somerset County | 7 | 401 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0719?ys=2025RS |
Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0719f.pdf |