SB 550

Baltimore City - Property Tax - Authority to Impose on Vacant and Abandoned Property Owned by Nonprofit Organizations

Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - Property - LocalStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to impose, by law, the general property tax rate and a certain special property tax rate on vacant and abandoned property owned by certain nonprofit organizations that would otherwise be exempt from property tax under certain provisions of law; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 3Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Arikat, Loraine	1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gallagher, Zoelobbyist	Economic Action Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	SWASC, UM	Social Work Advocates for Social Change	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kern, John	The SOS Fund	Written (PDF)
FAV	Glover, Councilman Antonio	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	winkler, tamika	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Law Offices of Boston and Plaut	Written (PDF)
UNF	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Law Offices of Boston and Plaut	Written (PDF)
UNF	O'Day, Garrettlobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FWA	Huber, Michaellobbyist	Johns Hopkins University & Medicine	Written (PDF)
FWA	Mullin, Andrew	PAX International	Oral

Organizations on record

1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers EastFAV 1

Economic Action MarylandFAV 1

Johns Hopkins University & MedicineFWA 1

Law Offices of Boston and PlautUNF 2

Maryland Catholic ConferenceUNF 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

PAX InternationalFWA 1

Social Work Advocates for Social ChangeFAV 1

The SOS FundFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGallagher, ZoeEconomic Action MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

UNFPlaut, AriLaw Offices of Boston and PlautRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…

UNFO'Day, GarrettMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FWAHuber, MichaelJohns Hopkins University & MedicineRegistered for: Johns Hopkins