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HB176Introduced in the House of Delegates

State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Department of General Services - Property Appraisal Aids - Geographic Images

IntroducedHouse Ways and Means

Introduced by Kris Fair, District 3

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to prepare, install, and maintain certain appraisal aids that consist of a database of statewide and local geographic images; requiring each county and Baltimore City to reimburse the State for 100% of the costs of the database less than $1,000,000 and 50% of the costs over $1,000,000; and requiring, by June 30, 2026, the Department to develop policies to protect the identity of any individual whose image is captured by oblique aerial photographic imagery.

Where it stands

Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m.

January 26, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

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Bill history

  1. Pre-filed

  2. First Reading Ways and Means

  3. Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.

  4. Hearing canceled

  5. Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m.

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