HB0842 — Property Tax Credit - Surviving Spouse of Military Service Member
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 February 04, 2026. Enacted.
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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26 sponsors
1 primary, 25 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (12 R · 10 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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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 property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on the dwelling house of a surviving spouse of a military service member who is ineligible for a certain property tax exemption; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.
Bill Text
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Read HB0842 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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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
- D. Delegate Jones · Cosponsor
- Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti · Cosponsor
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield · Cosponsor
- Delegate Wayne A. Hartman · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger · Cosponsor
- Delegate Seth A. Howard · Cosponsor
- A. Johnson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Susan K. McComas · Cosponsor
- Delegate Schmidt · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mike Griffith · Primary
- Delegate Nick Allen · Cosponsor
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz · Cosponsor
- Delegate Dylan Behler · Cosponsor
- Delegate Adrian Boafo · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin · Cosponsor
- Delegate April Miller · Cosponsor
- T. Morgan · Cosponsor
- Delegate Darrell Odom · Cosponsor
- Delegate Andrew C. Pruski · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa E. Reilly · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mike Rogers · Cosponsor
- Delegate April Rose · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes · Cosponsor
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett · Cosponsor
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 25 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Mike Griffith Republican
Co-sponsors (25)
- Delegate Jones, D.
- Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti Republican
- Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield Democrat
- Delegate Wayne A. Hartman Republican
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican
- Delegate Seth A. Howard Republican
- Johnson, A.
- Delegate Susan K. McComas Republican
- Delegate Schmidt
- Delegate Nick Allen Democrat
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican
- Delegate Dylan Behler Democrat
- Delegate Adrian Boafo Democrat
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin Democrat
- Delegate April Miller Republican
- Morgan, T.
- Delegate Darrell Odom Democrat
- Delegate Andrew C. Pruski Democrat
- Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican
- Delegate Mike Rogers Democrat
- Delegate April Rose Republican
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat
- Delegate Sean A. Stinnett Democrat
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson Republican
Not signed on (162)
162 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 162 →"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 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 84 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | 127 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| % of votes cast | 90% | 0% | 0% | 10% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0842 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 property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on the dwelling house of a surviving spouse of a military service member who is ineligible for a certain property tax exemption; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.
- Who sponsors HB0842?
- HB0842 is sponsored by Delegate Jones, D., Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti (Republican), Delegate Charlotte Crutchfield (Democrat), Delegate Wayne A. Hartman (Republican), Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), Delegate Seth A. Howard (Republican), Johnson, A., Delegate Susan K. McComas (Republican), Delegate Schmidt, Delegate Mike Griffith (Republican), Delegate Nick Allen (Democrat), Delegate Steven J. Arentz (Republican), Delegate Dylan Behler (Democrat), Delegate Adrian Boafo (Democrat), Delegate Jason C. Buckel (Republican), Delegate Jon S. Cardin (Democrat), Delegate April Miller (Republican), Morgan, T., Delegate Darrell Odom (Democrat), Delegate Andrew C. Pruski (Democrat), Delegate Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), Delegate Mike Rogers (Democrat), Delegate April Rose (Republican), Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democrat), Delegate Sean A. Stinnett (Democrat), and Delegate Chris Tomlinson (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB0842?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 04, 2026. Enacted.
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