2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB719: Somerset County - Property Tax - Emergency Services Tax

Legislative Summary

Authorizing the County Commissioners of Somerset County to impose an emergency services tax on all property subject to the county property tax to pay costs of emergency services; prohibiting the county commissioners from initially imposing or subsequently increasing an emergency services tax until after a public hearing is held; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025.

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Bill History

1/31/2025
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Senate
2/3/2025
Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
2/24/2025
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate
2/25/2025
Favorable Adopted
Senate
2/25/2025
Second Reading Passed
Senate
2/27/2025
Third Reading Passed (43-2)
Senate
2/28/2025
Referred Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/3/2025
Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
4/2/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/3/2025
Third Reading Passed (127-6)
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Returned Passed
Senate
4/8/2025
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 70
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Third Reading Passed
4/3/2025
127
Yea
6
Nay
5
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
2/27/2025
43
Yea
2
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Passed(4/8/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Primary Sponsor

Mary Carozza
Mary Carozza
Republican

Documents

Chaptered
Bill Text4/10/202579.1 KB
Engrossed
Bill Text2/25/202587.9 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/31/202585.8 KB
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Vote Image1/1/197030.7 KB
Vote Image
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