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HB 389

EnactedCrossfile SB 516
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Property Tax - Day Care Centers, Child Care Homes, and Child Care Centers

Sponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (District 17)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 122 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Exempting personal property used in connection with certain large family child care homes from valuation and taxation; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or a municipal corporation to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the real property tax owed on the portion of real property used for certain large family child care homes; increasing the maximum amount of a property tax credit that may be granted for certain child care homes and centers and day care centers; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 12FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHunt, EthanAnne Arundel CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVJahromi, LauraChildren's Opportunity AllianceWritten (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVNash, LynnlobbyistMaryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health ServicesWritten (PDF)
FAVPeusch, ChristinaMaryland State Child Care AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVHancock, RebeccaMaryland State Family Childcare AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVStewart, KateMontgomery County CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVMunroe, KeciaWomen's CaucusWritten (PDF)
FAVBagwell, AshlielobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Palakovich Carr, Delegate Palakovich CarrlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVMorrow, BethIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVPalakovich Carr, JulieIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVNash, LynnMaryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health ServicesRegistered for: Maryland Military Coalition
FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine