Legislation - HB0161

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 Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Budget and Taxation

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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 Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {263224/1 Adopted Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/26/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 35 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2026 Legislative Date 2/27/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (129-7) Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/27/2026 Action Referred Budget and Taxation Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
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.
			Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/09/2026	3/09/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
House	3/10/2026	2/26/2026	Favorable with Amendments {263224/1 Adopted	35 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2026	2/26/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	35 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions
House	3/11/2026	2/27/2026	Third Reading Passed (129-7)	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/12/2026	2/27/2026	Referred Budget and Taxation	38 Click to view Recorded Media

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