SB 330 Maryland Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Property Tax Credit - Disabled or Fallen Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Alterations

SB 330 expands Maryland's property tax credit for dwellings owned by disabled or fallen law enforcement officers/rescue workers. It directly affects disabled officers who die (regardless of cause), their surviving spouses, and cohabitants by broadening the definition of "fallen officer" to include disabled officers who pass away. Key changes include removing the previous 10-year deadline for purchasing a home after disability or death, allowing the tax credit amount for new homes to align proportionally with credits for prior dwellings, and giving counties flexibility to set their own acquisition timelines or eligibility limits. The bill amends Maryland's Property Tax Code (Section 9-210) to implement these policy adjustments.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 15, 2025 Last action Mar 3, 2025
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This bill revision adds multiple sponsors to the legislative team and updates the bill's procedural status to show it has been adopted by the Senate. The substantive policy content regarding property tax credits for disabled or fallen law enforcement officers and rescue workers remains unchanged, with only minor formatting adjustments to the document structure.
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Added additional sponsors to the bill (Senators Bailey, Benson, Corderman, Guzzone, Hettleman, Jennings, King, McCray, Salling, Lewis Young, Rosapepe, and Zucker) beyond the original sponsor Senator Jackson.

Added committee report status showing the bill was favorably amended and Senate action showing it was adopted.

Changed document header from 'A BILL ENTITLED' to 'CHAPTER ______' to reflect the bill's progression through the legislative process.

Adjusted page numbering and formatting throughout the document to reflect the bill's current stage in the legislative process.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 9, 2025

How they voted

440
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 46
Feb 9, 2025
D Democratic33
31 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican13
13 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
Referred Ways and Means
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Feb 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Feb 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
upper
Feb 9, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (44-0-2)
senate
Jan 15, 2025
Committee
First Reading Budget and Taxation
upper
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors