Legislation - HB0176

Title: State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Department of General Services - Property Appraisal Aids - Geographic Images
Sponsored by: Delegates Fair, Behler, and Pasteur
Status: In the House - Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis

Synopsis

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 the costs of the database less than $1,000,000 and 50% of the costs over $1,000,000; and requiring, by June 30, 2026, the Department to develop policies to protect the identity of any individual whose image is captured by oblique aerial photographic imagery.

Committees

Original:: Ways and Means

Details

Introduced in a prior session as: HB0006 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): June 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 10/30/2025 Legislative Date 10/30/2025 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 - State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Department of General Services - Property Appraisal Aids - Geographic Images Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/14/2026 Legislative Date 1/14/2026 Action Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
House	10/30/2025	10/30/2025	Pre-filed
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	First Reading Ways and Means
			Text - First - State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Department of General Services - Property Appraisal Aids - Geographic Images
House	1/14/2026	1/14/2026	Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.

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