Property Tax - Assessment Appeal Boards and Supervisors - Regional Organization
Sponsor: Nancy J. King (District 39)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/07 at 2:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Establishing certain regions for supervisors of real property assessments offices; altering the geographic jurisdiction of property tax assessment appeal boards from county to regional; establishing the membership of the regional boards; and prohibiting an employee of the State Department of Assessments and Taxation from concurrently being a member of a regional board, serving as the Administrator of the regional boards, or being employed as staff for a regional board.
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Testimony (8)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Higgs, Michael | MD Dept of Assessments & Taxation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | King, Senator Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator King, Senator Kinglegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Guy, Randy | Commissioners of St. Mary's County | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ballentine, Tom | NAIOP Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Simon-Higgs, Liz | Showing Up for Racial Justice | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ebron, Lory | Somerset County Government | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |