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Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property

Sponsor: Antonio Hayes (District 40)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - Property - LocalStatus: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to establish, by law, a subclass of real property consisting of vacant lots or improved property cited as vacant and unfit for habitation or other authorized use on a housing or building violation notice and to set a special property tax rate for certain vacant lots or improved property cited as vacant and unfit for habitation or other authorized use; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2024.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list
FAV 15FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSmalls, CindylobbyistAFSCMEWritten (PDF)
FAVCohen, ZekeBaltimore City CouncilOral
FAVRamos, Councilwoman OdetteBaltimore Councilwoman Odette RamosOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRoth-Gormley, ShanaCommunity Law CenterOral + Written (PDF)
FAVKohler-Frueh, LeilaHabitat for Humanity of the ChesapeakeWritten (PDF)
FAVButchko, DominicMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVSchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsOral + Written (PDF)
FAVEllis, DanNeighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVLeal, IsaacIndividualOral
FAVLuke, JordanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Hayes, Senator HayeslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hayes, Senator HayeslegislatorIndividualOral
UNFPopham, BrysonlobbyistBryson F. Popham, P.A.Written (PDF)
UNFBallentine, TomNAIOP MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFBallentine, TomNAIOP MarylandWritten (PDF)
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
FWAThorne, WillOffice of Baltimore County Executive Johnny OlszewskiWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSmalls, CindyAFSCMERegistered for: AFSCME IU
FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
UNFPopham, BrysonBryson F. Popham, P.A.Registered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health