2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

HB6: State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Department of General Services - Property Appraisal Aids - Geographic Images

Legislative Summary

Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to prepare, install, and maintain certain appraisal aids that consist of a database of statewide and local geographic images; requiring each county and Baltimore City to reimburse the State for 100% of costs of the data base less than $1,000,000 and 50% of the costs over $1,000,000; and requiring, by June 30, 2025, the Department to develop policies to protect the identity of any individual whose image is captured by oblique aerial photographic imagery.

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Bill History

9/9/2024
Pre-filed
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
First Reading Ways and Means
House of Delegates
1/8/2025
Hearing 1/21 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
2/24/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Favorable with Amendments {243623/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
2/25/2025
Motion Special Order until 02/26 (Delegate Schmidt) Adopted
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Floor Amendment {993225/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (38-94)
House of Delegates
2/26/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
2/28/2025
Third Reading Passed (92-38)
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Referred Budget and Taxation
Senate
3/24/2025
Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment 993225/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (38-94)

Floor Amendment 993225/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected (38-94)

2/26/2025Not Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 243623/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 243623/1 Adopted

2/25/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
2/28/2025
92
Yea
38
Nay
0
Not Voting
9
Absent
Result: PASSED
Floor Amendment 993225/1 (Delegate Schmidt) Rejected
2/26/2025
38
Yea
94
Nay
1
Not Voting
6
Absent
Result: FAILED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(2/28/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Budget and Taxation(Senate)

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Kris Fair
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text2/26/2025113.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/2/2025107.4 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197039.1 KB