Legislation - HB0161

Title: Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions
Sponsored by: Delegates Ruth, Allen, Behler, Fair, Feldmark, Lehman, McCaskill, Miller, Pena-Melnyk, Solomon, Terrasa, Tomlinson, and Ziegler
Status: In the House - Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis

Synopsis

Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax on real property if use of the real property has been converted from a retail service station to other certain uses; authorizing the State to pay to each county or municipal corporation that grants the property tax credit under the Act 50% of forgone revenue; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means

Details

Cross-filed with: SB0058

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0341 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 9/10/2025 Legislative Date 9/10/2025 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action First Reading Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/13/2026 Legislative Date 1/13/2026 Action Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	9/10/2025	9/10/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions
House	1/13/2026	1/13/2026	Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m.

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