HB 43

Enacted

Property Tax - Tax Sales - Payment of Balance After Foreclosure

Sponsor: Delegate AtterbearyCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 271 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring each county to establish a process for a person entitled to any balance over the amount required for the payment of taxes, interest, penalties, and costs of sale to claim the balance after a tax sale foreclosure; and requiring the collector of taxes for a county to notify the prior property owner, within 90 days after delivering a deed to a purchaser, of the amount of a certain balance and the process for claiming the balance.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ramos, Odette	Baltimore City Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ramos, Odette	Baltimore City Councilwoman	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roth-Gormley, Shana	Community Law Center	Position only
FAV	Glaser, Jonathan	Dept. of Assessments & Taxation	Oral
FAV	Higgs, Director Michael	Dept. of Assessments & Taxation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Higgs, Director Michael	Dept. of Assessments & Taxation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ogburn, Lee	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellis, Dan	Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellis, Dan	Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Allison	Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Allison	Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Yeager, Bob	State Dept. of Assessments & Taxation (SDAT)	Oral
FAV	Kern, John	The SOS Fund	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Atterbeary, Delegate Atterbearylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Atterbeary, Delegate Atterbearylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Position only
FWA	Enten, Robert	Md Bankers Assoc	Oral

Organizations on record

Baltimore City CouncilFAV 1

Baltimore City CouncilwomanFAV 1

Community Law CenterFAV 1

Dept. of Assessments & TaxationFAV 3

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Md Bankers AssocFWA 1

Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.FAV 2

Pro Bono Resource Center of MarylandFAV 2

Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCFAV 1

State Dept. of Assessments & Taxation (SDAT)FAV 1

The SOS FundFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCastelli, WilliamRifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLCRegistered for: ASC Engineered Solutions; Berkshire Hathaway Energy GT&S, LLC; Board of County Commissioners of Allegany County, MD; Brown Advisory; Cable Telecommunications Association of Maryland, Delaware and D.C., Inc.; Colonial Pipeline Company…