HB0320 — Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Rural Legacy Program
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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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 16, 2026. Enacted.
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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13 sponsors
1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 4 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 governing body of Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on real property that is located in a Rural Legacy Area, subject to certain land preservation programs, and for which the property owner has sold certain development rights under the Rural Legacy Program; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026; etc.
Bill Text
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Read HB0320 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- D. Delegate Jones · Cosponsor
- Delegate Schmidt · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Primary
- Delegate Heather Bagnall · Cosponsor
- Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mark S. Chang · Cosponsor
- Delegate Brian Chisholm · Cosponsor
- Delegate Seth A. Howard · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke · Cosponsor
- Delegate LaToya Nkongolo · Cosponsor
- Delegate Andrew C. Pruski · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mike Rogers · Cosponsor
- Delegate Gary Simmons · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 12 co-sponsors · 175 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
Co-sponsors (12)
- Delegate Jones, D.
- Delegate Schmidt
- Delegate Heather Bagnall Democrat
- Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett Democrat
- Delegate Mark S. Chang Democrat
- Delegate Brian Chisholm Republican
- Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican
- Delegate LaToya Nkongolo Republican
- Delegate Andrew C. Pruski Democrat
- Delegate Mike Rogers Democrat
- Delegate Gary Simmons Democrat
Not signed on (175)
175 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 175 →"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 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 0% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 86 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 128 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 91% | 1% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0320 do?
- Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on real property that is located in a Rural Legacy Area, subject to certain land preservation programs, and for which the property owner has sold certain development rights under the Rural Legacy Program; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026; etc.
- Who sponsors HB0320?
- HB0320 is sponsored by Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Schmidt, Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Heather Bagnall (Democrat), Delegate J. Sandy Bartlett (Democrat), Delegate Mark S. Chang (Democrat), Delegate Brian Chisholm (Republican), Delegate Seth A. Howard (Republican), Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), Delegate LaToya Nkongolo (Republican), Delegate Andrew C. Pruski (Democrat), Delegate Mike Rogers (Democrat), and Delegate Gary Simmons (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB0320?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 16, 2026. Enacted.
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