2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB550: Baltimore City - Property Tax - Authority to Impose on Vacant and Abandoned Property Owned by Nonprofit Organizations

Legislative Summary

Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to impose, by law, the general property tax rate and a certain special property tax rate on vacant and abandoned property owned by certain nonprofit organizations that would otherwise be exempt from property tax under certain provisions of law; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025.

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Bill History

1/24/2025
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Senate
1/27/2025
Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
1/31/2025
Hearing canceled
Senate
1/31/2025
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/10/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate
3/11/2025
Favorable with Amendments {913422/1 Adopted
Senate
3/11/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/12/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
3/13/2025
Referred Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/17/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/25/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing canceled
House of Delegates
3/26/2025
Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Favorable with Amendments {673128/1 Adopted
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Third Reading Passed (128-8)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Senate Concurs House Amendments
Senate
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
Senate
4/7/2025
Passed Enrolled
Senate
4/22/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170
Senate

Amendments

Favorable with Amendments 673128/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 673128/1 Adopted

4/4/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 913422/1 Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 913422/1 Adopted

3/11/2025Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/5/2025
128
Yea
8
Nay
1
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/12/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

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

Sponsors

Democrat: 2

Primary Sponsor

Cory McCray
Cory McCray
Democrat

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/24/2025163.5 KB
Enrolled
Bill Text4/8/2025178.8 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text3/11/2025106.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/24/202592.4 KB
Vote Image
Vote Image1/1/197030.7 KB
Vote Image
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