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Read. Follow. Verify.Baltimore County requires property tax credits for public safety officers and public school employees
Last action · February 19, 2026: Withdrawn by SponsorSponsor: Johnny Salling
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What This Bill Proposed
Requiring the governing body of Baltimore County to grant, by law, a property tax credit against the county property tax imposed on certain dwellings owned by public safety officers or Baltimore County public school employees under certain circumstances.
Qualifying homeowners working in public safety or public education in Baltimore County could see a reduction in their local property tax burden once the county establishes the required credit structure.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Public safety officers in Baltimore County
Eligible to receive a property tax credit on their dwellings once Baltimore County establishes the local law.
Employees of the public school system of Baltimore County
Eligible to receive a property tax credit on their dwellings once Baltimore County establishes the local law.
Baltimore County
Required to pass local laws establishing and administering property tax credits for specified public employees.
Key Facts
- Baltimore County governing body is required to grant, by law, a property tax credit against county property tax for dwellings owned by public safety officers.
- Baltimore County governing body is required to grant, by law, a property tax credit against county property tax for dwellings owned by public school system employees.
- The county must determine the amount and duration of both tax credits, additional eligibility criteria, and application and uniform processing procedures.
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This bill did not become law - Withdrawn.
Procedural history
5 actions- Feb 19, 2026SenateWithdrawn by Sponsor
- Jan 19, 2026SenateHearing 1/28 at 1:00 p.m.
- Jan 15, 2026SenateHearing canceled
- Jan 15, 2026SenateHearing 1/21 at 10:00 a.m.
- Jan 15, 2026SenateIntroducedFirst Reading Budget and Taxation
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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