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2026 Regular Session

HB840

Property Tax - Credit for Commercial Buildings Rented to Small Businesses

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.

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Introduced in House February 4, 2026

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  1. House Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
  2. House First Reading Ways and Means
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