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SB 516

EnactedCrossfile HB 389
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Property Tax - Day Care Centers, Child Care Homes, and Child Care Centers

Sponsor: Nancy J. King (District 39)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 123 (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 22FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHunt, EthanAnne Arundel CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVHunt, EthanAnne Arundel CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVJahromi, LauraChildren's Opportunity AllianceWritten (PDF)
FAVColmers, EllyCompass AdvocacyOral + Written (PDF)
FAVColmers, EllyCompass AdvocacyWritten (PDF)
FAVMills, MorganlobbyistCompass Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVKlingenmaier, LisalobbyistMaryland Family NetworkWritten (PDF)
FAVHands, ZacharyMaryland State Board of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVPeusch, ChristinaMaryland State Child Care AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVPeusch, ChristinaMaryland State Child Care AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVHouck, MadelineMaryland State Department of EducationWritten (PDF)
FAVCano, ChristopherlobbyistSEIU Local 500Written (PDF)
FAVMunroe, KeciaWomen's CaucusWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVBagwell, AshlielobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKing, Senator NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVKing, Senator NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRice, RobinIndividualOral
FAVSenator King, Senator KinglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator King, Senator KinglegislatorIndividualOral
UNFWieland, TomRitchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.Position only
UNFZentz, KimIndividualPosition only
FWAKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMills, MorganCompass Government RelationsRegistered for: Alley Cat Allies; CFG Health Network; Coinbase, Inc.; Girl Scouts of Central Maryland; Horizon Foundation of Howard County, Inc., The; Maryland Association for Justice, Inc.
FAVKlingenmaier, LisaMaryland Family NetworkRegistered for: Maryland Family Network; Maryland RISE
FAVCano, ChristopherSEIU Local 500Registered for: SEIU Local 500
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