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SB 980

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Property Tax - Credit for Dwelling House of Disabled Veterans and Surviving Spouses - Alterations

Sponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (District 6)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (135-0) (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing a certain income limitation and certain disability rating percentages used to establish eligibility for a certain property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on the dwelling house of certain disabled veterans and their surviving spouses; authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to provide for additional eligibility criteria for the tax credit; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning June 30, 2026.

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Testimony (17)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 4Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVDeMinco, LynneBCRWPosition only
FAVSchlesinger, ScottDepartment of the Mid-Atlantic, Jewish War Veterans of AmericaWritten (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVFani-González, NataliMontgomery County CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVSalling, Johnny RaySenator Johnny Ray SallingWritten (PDF)
FAVSalling, Johnny RaySenator Johnny Ray SallingWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVSenator Salling, Senator SallinglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Salling, Senator SallinglegislatorIndividualOral
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
FWAO'Brien, MeganEveryMindWritten (PDF)
FWAKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FWANash, LynnlobbyistMaryland Military CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FWAFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FWANash, LynnMaryland Military CoalitionRegistered for: Maryland Military Coalition