HB 852

Enacted

Property Tax - Tax Sales - Homeowner Protection Program

Sponsor: Anne R. Kaiser (District 14)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 382 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Homeowner Protection Program in the Department of Assessments and Taxation for the purpose of diverting vulnerable homeowners from the private tax lien sale process into an alternative program with the intent of minimizing tax collection costs to owners, assisting owners to pay their taxes, and allowing owners to remain in their homes; establishing the Homeowner Protection Fund consisting of tax and interest payments made by homeowners and a $750,000 appropriation to the Fund in Fiscal years 2023 to 2025; etc.

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Testimony (26)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendmentsUNF 7Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ramos, Odette	Baltimore City Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ramos, Odette	Baltimore City Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roth-Gormley, Shana	Community Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Susan	Maryland REALTORS	Written (PDF)
FAV	Henn, Margaret	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellis, Dan	Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kaiser, Delegate Kaiserlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Kaiser, Delegate Kaiserlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hennen, Amy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	McDuffie McClary, Jade	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Stern, Isadoralobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Onwuanibe, Anthony	Law Office of Anthony C. Onwuanibe	Oral
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mitchell, Susan	Maryland REALTORS	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Eskin, Neil	Maryland Tax Sale Participants Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Westover, Bradley	National Tax Lien Association	Oral
UNF	Kenny, Heidi	Individual	Oral
FWA	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ellis, Dan	Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)