2026 Regular Session
SB497
Property Tax - City of Hagerstown and the Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility, Inc. - Exemption
Exempting from the property tax property that is owned by the City of Hagerstown and used primarily for public social, recreational, and entertainment purposes; establishing that the exemption from the property tax for certain property owned by the City of Hagerstown or the Hagerstown Multi-Use Sports and Events Facility shall apply retroactively beginning with fiscal year 2024; and requiring the State, Washington County, and the City of Hagerstown to pay a refund for any excess property tax paid due to the retroactive exemption.
Legislative progress
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Recorded floor votes
2 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 5, 2026 · Senate
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
42 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent
April 8, 2026 · House
Third Reading Passed
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
126 yea–3 nay · 7 not voting · 5 absent
Committee referrals
March 6, 2026 · House
Ways and Means
February 2, 2026 · Senate
Budget and Taxation
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by the Governor - Chapter 809
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Senate Returned Passed
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House Third Reading Passed (126-3) View roll call
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House Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
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House Favorable Report by Ways and Means
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House Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
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House Referred Ways and Means
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Senate Third Reading Passed (42-0) View roll call
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Senate Second Reading Passed
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Senate Favorable Adopted
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Senate Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
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Senate Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
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Senate First Reading Budget and Taxation