HB 83

Enacted

Property Tax - Tax Sales - Redemption

Sponsor: Delegate AtterbearyCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - Property - LocalStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 273 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring a tax collector to make certain attempts to contact a certain plaintiff or holder of a certificate of sale regarding certain expenses; and authorizing a collector to redeem certain property without a certain satisfaction letter if a plaintiff or holder of a certificate of sale fails to respond within 5 days after certain attempts by the collector to make contact.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 15FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ramos, Odette	Baltimore City Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roth-Gormley, Shana	Community Law Center	Written (PDF)
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	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
UNF	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Boston Plaut Attorneys at Law	Oral
UNF	Boston, Frank	Individual	Oral
UNF	Kenny, Heidi	Individual	Oral
FWA	Enten, Robert	Md Bankers Assoc	Oral
FWA	Castelli, Williamlobbyist	Rifkin, Weiner, Livingston LLC	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore City CouncilFAV 1

Boston Plaut Attorneys at LawUNF 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 LLCFWA 1

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

The SOS FundFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFPlaut, AriBoston Plaut Attorneys at LawRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…

FWACastelli, 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…