HB 243

Passed both chambers

Property Tax - Tax Sales - Revisions

Sponsor: Chair, Ways and Means CommitteeCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (41-3) (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that certain owner-occupied property be withheld from tax sale; authorizing a county or a municipal corporation to withhold from tax sale certain property designated for redevelopment purposes; altering certain provisions of law concerning abandoned property that is sold for less than the lien amount; altering certain requirements concerning the rate of redemption for owner-occupied properties sold at tax sale; and applying the Act prospectively; etc.

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Testimony (40)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableFWA 9Favorable with amendmentsUNF 14Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Ramos, Councilwoman Odette	Baltimore Councilwoman Odette Ramos	Oral
FAV	Roth-Gormley, Shana	Community Law Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Webb, Corbett	Department of Assessments and Taxation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Chuck	Department of Housing and Community Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Day, Jake	Department of Housing and Community Development	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Law Offices of Boston and Plaut	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nunez, Andrea	Maryland Department of Aging	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roques, Carmel	Maryland Department of Aging	Oral
FAV	Higgs, Michael	Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Steinwedel, William	Maryland Legal Aid Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kappen, Steven	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ellis, Dan	Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Allison	Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Chair, Ways and Means Committee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Chair, Ways and Means Committee, Chair, Ways and Means Committee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Ramos, Odette	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ramos, Councilwoman Odette	Baltimore Councilwoman Odette Ramos	Written (PDF)
UNF	Roth-Gormley, Shana	Community Law Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	Nnamdi, Nneka	Fight Blight Bmore	Written (PDF)
UNF	Aguilar, Jorgelobbyist	Food & Water Watch	Written (PDF)
UNF	Filson, Jacquelyn	Jews United for Justice (JUFJ)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Steinwedel, William	Maryland Legal Aid Bureau	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bailey Thupari, Angelica	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
UNF	Merkel, Courtland	Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wheaton, David	NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ellis, Dan	Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	Harris, Allison	Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hill, Matt	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wilson Randall, Claudia	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Eskinazi, Michael	Baltimore Tax Sale Participant	Oral
FWA	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Law Offices of Boston and Plaut	Oral
FWA	morse, Scott	MD Tax Sale Participants Assn	Oral
FWA	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FWA	Boston, Frank	Individual	Oral
FWA	Kenny, Heidi	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kenny, Heidi	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

Baltimore Councilwoman Odette RamosFAV 1UNF 1

Baltimore Tax Sale ParticipantFWA 1

Community Law CenterFAV 1UNF 1

Department of Assessments and TaxationFAV 1

Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentFAV 2

Fight Blight BmoreUNF 1

Food & Water WatchUNF 1

Jews United for Justice (JUFJ)UNF 1

Law Offices of Boston and PlautFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 2

Maryland Department of AgingFAV 2

Maryland Department of Assessments and TaxationFAV 1

Maryland Legal Aid BureauFAV 1UNF 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueUNF 2

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers ServiceFAV 1

Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS)UNF 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFWA 1

MD Tax Sale Participants AssnFWA 1

NAACP Legal Defense & Educational FundUNF 1

Neighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.FAV 1UNF 1

Pro Bono Resource Center of MarylandFAV 1UNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston and PlautRegistered 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…

UNFAguilar, JorgeFood & Water WatchRegistered for: Food & Water Watch

FWAPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston and PlautRegistered 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…