2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB327: Affordable Housing Payment In Lieu of Taxes Expansion Act

Legislative Summary

Authorizing an owner of real property used for rental housing and the governing body of a county to enter into a payment in lieu of taxes agreement for maintaining at least 25% of the rental housing units located at the real property as affordable dwelling units for at least 15 years; and authorizing the governing body of the county to require the owner of real property to maintain a higher percentage of rental housing units as affordable dwelling units than the minimum percentage specified in the Act.

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Bill History

1/15/2025
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Senate
1/15/2025
Hearing 1/29 at 10:30 a.m.
Senate
3/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {653622/1 Adopted
Senate
3/11/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/12/2025
Third Reading Passed (34-13)
Senate
3/13/2025
Referred Ways and Means Environment and Transportation
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
Hearing canceled (Ways and Means)
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means)
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing canceled (Ways and Means)
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m. (Ways and Means)
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (103-37)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
Senate
4/22/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 106
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 653622/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 653622/1 Adopted

3/11/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
103
Yea
37
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/12/2025
34
Yea
13
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/22/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/24/202585.9 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/202594.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/15/202587.3 KB
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