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SB 779

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Real Property - Taxation of Vacant Property, Certification of Company Representatives, and Short-Term Rentals

Sponsor: Karen Lewis Young (District 3)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/21 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 set a special property tax rate for improved residential property cited as vacant and unfit for habitation or other authorized use; establishing a subclass of real property consisting of certain vacant residential property; requiring an entity that owns residential real property in the State to make a certain certification to the State Department of Assessments and Taxation; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableFWA 7Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVRoth-Gormley, ShanaCommunity Law CenterWritten (PDF)
FAVCook, ChuckDepartment of Housing and Community DevelopmentOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferlobbyistHumane Society of the United StatesWritten (PDF)
FAVButchko, DominicMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVRohrer, AmylobbyistMaryland Hotel Lodging AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVEllis, DanNeighborhood Housing Services of Baltimore, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVBuckler, LaurenIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKeegan-Ayer, MCIndividualOral
FAVSenator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis YounglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVVayner, MilanaIndividualOral
UNFBallentine, TomNAIOP MarylandWritten (PDF)
FWAMurdock, StephanieDHCDOral
FWAGregory, JamielobbyistLine Honors Strategy Group LLCOral
FWAFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueOral + Written (PDF)
FWAMay, LisalobbyistMaryland REALTORSOral + Written (PDF)
FWAThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FWACross, CashennaNAACPOral
FWALewis Young, Senator KarenSenator Karen Lewis YoungOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBevan-Dangel, JenniferHumane Society of the United StatesRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals
FAVRohrer, AmyMaryland Hotel Lodging AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association
FWAGregory, JamieLine Honors Strategy Group LLCRegistered for: Airbnb, Inc.; Consumer Action for a Strong Economy; First American Title Insurance Company; Omega Flex, Inc; Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield; Leda Health
FWAMay, LisaMaryland REALTORSRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors