SB 472

Property Tax - Property Adjacent to Rail Stations - Subclasses and Special Rates

Sponsor: Jim Rosapepe (District 21)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - Property - LocalStatus: Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m. (Ways and Means) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

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, certain subclasses of real property located within 1 mile of a rail station and to set a special property tax rate for each subclass of the property.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 10Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Lynn, Ben	ATU Local 689	Oral
FAV	McMillan, Michael	Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300	Written (PDF)
FAV	Girardi, Matthewlobbyist	Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Malley, Brian	Central Maryland Transportation Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	DHCD, Department of Housing	DHCD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cook, Chuck	Department of Housing and Community Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mendelson, Lindseylobbyist	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Malley, Brian	Transform Maryland Transportation Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Rosapepe, Senator Rosapepelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Rosapepe, Senator Rosapepelegislator	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Wieland, Tom	Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.	Position only
FWA	Girardi, Matthewlobbyist	Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689	Written (PDF)
FWA	Scepaniak, Michael	BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented Places	Written (PDF)
FWA	Cort, Cheryllobbyist	Coalition for Smarter Growth	Written (PDF)
FWA	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FWA	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Mendelson, Lindseylobbyist	Maryland Sierra Club	Written (PDF)
FWA	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FWA	Ross, Benjamin	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1300FAV 1

Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689FAV 1FWA 1

ATU Local 689FAV 1

BaltPOP - Baltimoreans for People-Oriented PlacesFWA 1

Central Maryland Transportation AllianceFAV 1

Coalition for Smarter GrowthFWA 1

Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentFAV 1

DHCDFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FWA 2

Maryland Municipal LeagueFWA 2

Maryland Sierra ClubFAV 1FWA 1

Maryland State & District of Columbia AFL-CIOFAV 1FWA 1

NAIOP MarylandUNF 1

Ritchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.UNF 1

Transform Maryland Transportation CoalitionFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGirardi, MatthewAmalgamated Transit Union Local 689Registered for: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689

FAVMendelson, LindseyMaryland Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter

FWAGirardi, MatthewAmalgamated Transit Union Local 689Registered for: Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689

FWACort, CherylCoalition for Smarter GrowthRegistered for: Coalition for Smarter Growth dba Piedmont Environmental Council

FWAMendelson, LindseyMaryland Sierra ClubRegistered for: Sierra Club Maryland Chapter