HB 592

Did not advanceEmergency billCrossfile SB 418

Property Tax - Agricultural Land and Improvements - Assessment

Sponsor: Courtney Watson (District 9B)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that value-added agricultural activities are a farm or agricultural use of land for assessment purposes; creating a subclass of real property consisting of improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities; requiring improvements on an actively used farm that support value-added agricultural activities to be assessed at the agricultural use rate; etc.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Giganti, Pamela	61 Vineyard	Oral
FAV	Guy, Randy	Commissioners of St. Mary's County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dudeck, Kelly	Grow & Fortify	Written (PDF)
FAV	Youker, Darrinlobbyist	Horizon Farm Credit	Written (PDF)
FAV	Watson, Courtney	MGA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Connelly, Steven	Maryland Department of Agriculture	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Seigler, Jane	Maryland Horse Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Eppes, Elisabet	Maryland Hunger Solutions	Written (PDF)
FAV	Feaga, William	Merry Acres Farm	Oral
FAV	Bohle, Matthew	RWL	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Watson-Hampton, Shelby	SMADC	Oral
FAV	D'Arcy, Megan	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Watson, Delegate Watsonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Glaser, Jonathan	Dept. of Assessments & Taxation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Higgs, Director Michael	Dept. of Assessments & Taxation	Written (PDF)
FWA	Phillips, Daniel	Dept. of Assessments & Taxation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

61 VineyardFAV 1

Commissioners of St. Mary's CountyFAV 1

Dept. of Assessments & TaxationFWA 3

Grow & FortifyFAV 1

Horizon Farm CreditFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Department of AgricultureFAV 1

Maryland Farm BureauFAV 1

Maryland Horse CouncilFAV 1

Maryland Hunger SolutionsFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFWA 1

Merry Acres FarmFAV 1

MGAFAV 1

RWLFAV 1

SMADCFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVYouker, DarrinHorizon Farm CreditRegistered for: Horizon Farm Credit