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MD-HB 1595 — Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers

Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to establish, by law, a subclass of personal property consisting of all the personal property of certain qualified data centers and set a special personal property tax rate for the subclass; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.

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Legal stateIntroduced / in committeeA bill is not law unless the source record shows enactment.
JurisdictionMarylandState-source record
Latest recorded action2026-02-15In the House - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
Primary sourceStateOriginal public record linked

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Hornberger

sponsored: Hornberger

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Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers

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classified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationclassified under: Fixed-vocabulary topic classificationapplies in: Jurisdiction recorded for this source typedocumented by: Original source URL stored with the policy recordsponsored: Named sponsor in the tracked public recordmember of family: exact title companionPolicy recordMD-HB 1595Property Taxes - Authority …MD-HB 1595: Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data CentersPolicy themeSiting & Land UseAI-assisted policy themeSiting & Land Use: AI-assisted policy themePolicy themeTax IncentivesAI-assisted policy themeTax Incentives: AI-assisted policy themeJurisdictionMarylandState policy jurisdictionMaryland: State policy jurisdictionOriginal sourceStateOriginal public sourceState: Original public sourceDocumented actorHornbergerpersonHornberger: personPolicy familyProperty Taxes - Autho…MDProperty Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers: MD

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