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HB840Introduced in the House of Delegates

Property Tax - Credit for Commercial Buildings Rented to Small Businesses

IntroducedHouse Ways and Means

Introduced by Mark Edelson, District 46

What does this bill do?

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Official description

hb843Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City and the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to grant, by law, a credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on a commercial building that is rented or rented to own at fair market value to a small business if the commercial building is located in a designated arts and entertainment district or Main Street Maryland community.

Where it stands

Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

February 5, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. First Reading Ways and Means

  2. Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.

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