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SB 131

EnactedCrossfile HB 598
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Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Supermarkets

Sponsor: Bryan W. Simonaire (District 31)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - Property - LocalStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 176 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or of a municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the personal property tax imposed on personal property of a supermarket that completes certain construction and is located in a certain food desert retail incentive area; requiring the governing body to designate what constitutes a food desert retail incentive area for purposes of the tax credit; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 10Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPittman, SteuartAnne Arundel Co. ExecutivePosition only
FAVStewart, FrancesElders Climate Action MarylandPosition only
FAVPrice, SarahlobbyistMaryland Retailers AllianceWritten (PDF)
FAVPrice, SarahlobbyistMaryland Retailers AllianceWritten (PDF)
FAVContino, KaraOffice of Senator SimonaireWritten (PDF)
FAVHunt, EthanOffice of the Anne Arundel County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVLeber, VernaSenator Simonaire's OfficeWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Simonaire, Senator SimonairelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Simonaire, Senator SimonairelegislatorIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
FAVPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association