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SB 58

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Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions

Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (District 10)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 642 (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 credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax on real property if use of the real property has been converted from a retail service station to other uses; prohibiting the use of the tax credit for real property unless underground storage tanks located or formerly located on the property have been permanently closed in accordance with regulations of the Department of the Environment; etc.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list
FAV 18FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVMcGilvray, LaurieClimate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVMcWilliams, EricICSCPosition only
FAVFeighner, LizLiz Feighner, selfPosition only
FAVFeighner, LizLiz Feighner, selfWritten (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVBrooks, BenjaminMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVBrooks, BenjaminMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVMcCauley, KirkWMDA/CARWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVArndt, DaveIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Brooks, Senator BrookslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Brooks, Senator BrookslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVTurner, RebeccaIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAPhillips, DanaDepartment of Budget and ManagementWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

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