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HB 158

EnactedCrossfile SB 593
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Property Tax – Homeowners’ Property Tax Credit – Calculation and Refunds

Sponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (District 17)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 717 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering, for purposes of the homeowners' property tax credit, the definition of 'total real property tax' to exclude any adjustments based on other property tax credits against the property tax imposed on a dwelling; requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to determine whether a homeowner is owed additional homeowners' property tax credits in the form of a refund for certain taxable years as a result of the Act; requiring the Comptroller to pay a refund from the Local Reserve Account; etc.

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Testimony (7)

MGA witness list
FAV 4FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVCarr, AlMaryland General AssemblyWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Carr, Delegate CarrlegislatorIndividualPosition only
FAVWhite, MarcelinelobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAWilen, LouisW3VVV IndustriesOral + Written (PDF)
INFOAssessments and Taxation, The State Department of Assessments and TaxationIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOWilkins, BarbaraIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWhite, MarcelineRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition