HB 805

Enacted

Building Homes Act

Sponsor: Jared Solomon (District 18)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 698 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on certain dwellings that are subject to a mortgage or deed of trust provided by a nonprofit entity and a certain covenant or agreement that ensures affordable pricing of the dwelling; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 17FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Delegate Solomon	Written (PDF)
FAV	Solomon, Jared	Delegate Solomon	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Day, Jake	Department of Housing and Community Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Day, Jake	Department of Housing and Community Development	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shewbridge, Rylielobbyist	Fello	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kohler-Frueh, Leila	Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ball, Calvin	Howard County Executive	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Collins, Jocelynlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Collins, Jocelynlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Solomon, Delegate Solomonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Reddinger, Sarah	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Reddinger, Sarah	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	du Bois, Melanie	Individual	Oral
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Delegate SolomonFAV 2

Department of Housing and Community DevelopmentFAV 2

FelloFAV 1

Habitat for Humanity of the ChesapeakeFAV 1

Howard County ExecutiveFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 2

Maryland Building Industry AssociationFAV 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVShewbridge, RylieFelloRegistered for: Fello; City of Frederick; City of Westminster; Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund; League of Life & Health Insurers of Maryland, Inc.; Maryland Children's Alliance, Inc.…

FAVGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

FAVCollins, JocelynPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Bard College; Campaign to Protect Patient Health d/b/a Value of Care Coalition; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition; Gilead Sciences, Inc.; HealthCare Access Maryland…