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SB851Introduced in the Senate

Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - Rural Legacy Program

Passed

Introduced by Anne Arundel County Senators

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

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 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.

Where it stands

Approved by the Governor - Chapter 619

May 26, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House of Delegates votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

House of DelegatesStage: Third Reading Passed · April 8, 2026

133

Yes

0

No

8

Absent or Not Voting

141 delegates recorded in this House of Delegates vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

What do people think?

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Bill history

  1. First Reading Budget and Taxation

  2. Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.

  3. Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation

  4. Favorable Adopted

  5. Second Reading Passed

  6. Third Reading Passed (45-0)

  7. Referred Ways and Means

  8. Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.

  9. Favorable Report by Ways and Means

  10. Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed

  11. Third Reading Passed (133-0)

  12. Returned Passed

  13. Approved by the Governor - Chapter 619

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