HB 44

Renters' Property Tax Relief and Homeowners' Property Tax Credit Programs - Gross Income and Assessed Value Limitations - Alterations

Sponsor: Lorig Charkoudian (District 20)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/01 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definition of 'gross income' to exclude public assistance received in a cash grant for purposes of the renters' property tax relief program and the homeowners' property tax credit program; increasing the combined gross income limit used to determine eligibility for the tax credits; and increasing, from $300,000 to $450,000, the maximum assessed value of a dwelling on which the homeowners' property tax credit is calculated.

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Testimony (16)

MGA witness list

FAV 14FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Roth-Gormley, Shana	Community Law Center	Position only
FAV	Gallagher, Zoelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Golczewski, Yvonne	Habitat for Humanity Susquehanna	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kohler-Frueh, Leila	Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
FAV	Proestel, Stephanie	Housing Initiative Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Avila, Jason	Latino Legislative Caucus	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Allison	Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Somashekhar, Sheila	Purple Line Corridor Coalition, National Center for Smart Growth at UMD	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Charkoudian, Lorig	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Charkoudian, Delegate Charkoudianlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Reddinger, Sarah	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Vykol-Gray, Laura	Maryland Department of Budget and Management OPSB	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Community Law CenterFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Habitat for Humanity of the ChesapeakeFAV 1

Habitat for Humanity SusquehannaFAV 1

Housing Initiative PartnershipFAV 1

Latino Legislative CaucusFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Department of Budget and Management OPSBINFO 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Pro Bono Resource Center of MarylandFAV 1

Purple Line Corridor Coalition, National Center for Smart Growth at UMDFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGallagher, ZoeEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy