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SB 598

EnactedCrossfile HB 585
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Property Tax – Low–Income Housing Tax Credit – Valuation of Property

Sponsor: Shelly Hettleman (District 11)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 68 (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Department of Housing and Community Development to notify the State Department of Assessments and Taxation, within 30 days of closing and the execution and delivery of a certain regulatory agreement, that a commercial property that is developed under a certain provision of federal law has been awarded a low-income tax credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 11FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDavis, Mary ClaireAHC Greater BaltimoreOral
FAVWilson Randall, ClaudiaCommunity Development Network of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVAyd, ThomasGreen Street HousingOral
FAVHettleman, ShellyMGA- Senator HettlemanWritten (PDF)
FAVHettleman, ShellyMGA- Senator HettlemanWritten (PDF)
FAVCoale, TomlobbyistPWRJOral
FAVGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVGreenfield, AaronlobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Hettleman, Senator HettlemanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Hettleman, Senator HettlemanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWillems, MirandaIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFWieland, TomRitchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.Position only
FWAMcGee, ChristalobbyistMaryland RealtorsWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVCoale, TomPWRJRegistered for: Advantage Capital; Authorium; Baltimore Orioles; CI Renewables; City of Annapolis; Ecphora Capital
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake
FWAMcGee, ChristaMaryland RealtorsRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors