HB0685 • 2026

Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - County Employees

Labor Taxes

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Delegates Rogers , Bartlett , Behler , Chang , Howard , D. Jones , Lehman , Nkongolo , Pruski , Schmidt , and Simmons
Last action: 2026-02-23
Official status: In the House - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Effective date: 2026-06-01

Plain English Breakdown

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Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - County Employees

Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or of a municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on certain dwellings that are owned by Anne Arundel County employees; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.

What This Bill Does

Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or of a municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on certain dwellings that are owned by Anne Arundel County employees; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.

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Bill History

2026-02-23 House
Withdrawn by Sponsor
2026-02-13 House
Hearing canceled
2026-02-03 House
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
2026-02-02 House
First Reading Ways and Means
Maryland General Assembly
Text - First - Anne Arundel County - Property Tax Credit - County Employees
Maryland General Assembly
Vote - House - Committee - Ways and Means

Official Summary Text

Authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or of a municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on certain dwellings that are owned by Anne Arundel County employees; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.

Current Bill Text

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EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDED TO EXISTING LAW.
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*hb0685*

HOUSE BILL 685
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By: Delegates Rogers, Bartlett, Behler, Chang, Howard, D. Jones, Lehman,
Nkongolo, Pruski, Schmidt, and Simmons
Introduced and read first time: February 2, 2026
Assigned to: Ways and Means

A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT concerning 1

Anne Arundel County – Property Tax Credit – County Employees 2

FOR the purpose of authorizing the governing body of Anne Arundel County or of a 3
municipal corporation in Anne Arundel County to grant, by law, a property tax credit 4
against the county or municipal corporation property tax imposed on certain 5
dwellings that are owned by Anne Arundel County employees; and generally relating 6
to a property tax credit for Anne Arundel County employees. 7

BY adding to 8
Article – Tax – Property 9
Section 9–303(e) 10
Annotated Code of Maryland 11
(2019 Replacement Volume and 2025 Supplement) 12

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14

Article – Tax – Property 15

9–303. 16

(E) (1) IN THIS SUBSECTION, “DWELLING” HAS THE MEANING STATED IN 17
§ 9–105 OF THIS TITLE. 18

(2) THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY OR OF A 19
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIO N IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MAY GRANT , BY LAW , A 20
PROPERTY TAX CREDIT UNDER THIS SUBSECTIO N AGAINST THE COUNTY OR 21
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIO N PROPERTY TAX IMPOS ED ON A DWELLING THA T IS 22
OWNED BY AN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY EMPLOYEE. 23
2 HOUSE BILL 685

(3) THE GOVERNING BODY OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY OR OF A 1
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY MAY ESTABLISH, BY LAW: 2

(I) THE DEFINITION OF “ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY EMPLOYEE” 3
FOR PURPOSES OF ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROPERTY TAX CREDIT; 4

(II) THE AMOUNT AND DURATION OF THE TAX CREDIT; 5

(III) PROCEDURES FOR THE APPLICATION AND UNIFORM 6
PROCESSING OF REQUESTS FOR THE TAX CREDIT; AND 7

(IV) ANY OTHER PROVISION NECESSARY TO CARRY O UT THIS 8
SUBSECTION. 9

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect June 10
1, 2026, and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026. 11