HB0161 — Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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17 sponsors
1 primary, 16 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (14 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
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; prohibiting the application of the credit unless the underground storage tanks located on or formerly located on the real property have been permanently closed; and applying the Act to all taxable years after June 30, 2026.
Bill Text
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Read HB0161 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Pena-Melnyk · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheila Ruth · Primary
- Delegate Nick Allen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kris Fair · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill · Cosponsor
- Delegate April Miller · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jared Solomon · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jen Terrasa · Cosponsor
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Derrick Coley · Cosponsor
- Delegate Eric Ebersole · Cosponsor
- Delegate Joe Vogel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Caylin Young · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 16 co-sponsors · 171 not signed on · 6 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Sheila Ruth Democrat
Co-sponsors (16)
- Delegate Pena-Melnyk
- Delegate Nick Allen Democrat
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Kris Fair Democrat
- Delegate Jessica Feldmark Democrat
- Delegate Mary A. Lehman Democrat
- Delegate Aletheia McCaskill Democrat
- Delegate April Miller Republican
- Delegate Jared Solomon Democrat
- Delegate Jen Terrasa Democrat
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson Republican
- Delegate Natalie Ziegler Democrat
- Delegate Derrick Coley Democrat
- Delegate Eric Ebersole Democrat
- Delegate Joe Vogel Democrat
- Delegate Caylin Young Democrat
Not signed on (171)
171 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 171 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 129 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 5% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0161 do?
- 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; prohibiting the application of the credit unless the underground storage tanks located on or formerly located on the real property have been permanently closed; and applying the Act to all taxable years after June 30, 2026.
- Who sponsors HB0161?
- HB0161 is sponsored by Delegate Pena-Melnyk, Delegate Sheila Ruth (Democrat), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Kris Fair (Democrat), Delegate Jessica Feldmark (Democrat), Delegate Mary A. Lehman (Democrat), Delegate Aletheia McCaskill (Democrat), Delegate April Miller (Republican), Delegate Jared Solomon (Democrat), Delegate Jen Terrasa (Democrat), Delegate Chris Tomlinson (Republican), Delegate Natalie Ziegler (Democrat), Delegate Derrick Coley (Democrat), Delegate Eric Ebersole (Democrat), Delegate Joe Vogel (Democrat), and Delegate Caylin Young (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0161?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 14, 2026. Enacted.
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