# Maryland HB 0571: Nonprofit Housing Corporations - Taxes and Special Assessments Exemptions - Alterations Maryland HB 0571, Nonprofit Housing Corporations - Taxes and Special Assessments Exemptions - Alterations, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Nick Allen (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 727); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0571-2026RS - As of: 2026-10-11 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 0571 - State: Maryland - Session: 2026 Regular Session - Title: Nonprofit Housing Corporations - Taxes and Special Assessments Exemptions - Alterations - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-28 - Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 727 - Sponsor: Nick Allen (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: Housing and Community Development, Taxes - Property, Assessments -see also- Property Tax, Assessments and Taxation, Department of, Corporations -see also- Municipal Corps; Public Corps & Inst, Federal Government, Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes, Income Tax, Judgments, Leases and Rent, Local Government Mandates, Low-Income, Nonprofit Organizations, Property Tax, Real Property, Safety -see also- Occupational Safety, Tax Credits - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (219 yes, 84 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 2 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Nonprofit housing loses lien protections: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, nonprofit housing corporations no longer have special protections that blocked liens or forced sale of their real property used for eligible‑income housing. Housing authorities keep these protections. Creditors can enforce judgments and mortgages against nonprofit‑owned prop… - Property tax changes for nonprofit housing: mixed, high. Beginning July 1, 2026, affordable housing owned by a housing authority, a nonprofit housing corporation, or their subsidiaries uses a payment in lieu of taxes (PILOT) system. Instead of regular property taxes and special assessments, the owner and the local government agree on a yearly payment tha… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Nick Allen (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-04-11 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 96 | 33 | 6 | | 2026-04-08 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 24 | 17 | 5 | | 2026-03-23 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 99 | 34 | 6 | ## Actions (19) - 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 727 - 2026-04-11: Passed Enrolled (House) - 2026-04-11: Third Reading Passed (96-33) (House) - 2026-04-11: House Concurs Senate Amendments (House) - 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (24-17) (Senate) - 2026-04-07: Motion Special Order until 4/8 (Senator A. Washington) Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Motion Reconsider Floor Amendment {553426/1 (Senator Ellis) Rejected (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Floor Amendment {553426/1 (Senator McCray) Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2026-04-06: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2026-03-25: Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2026-03-23: Third Reading Passed (99-34) (House) - 2026-03-23: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2026-03-23: Favorable with Amendments {743127/1 Adopted (House) - 2026-03-23: Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters (House) - 2026-02-03: Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2026-01-28: First Reading Economic Matters (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_727_hb0571e.pdf) - Enrolled, 2026-04-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0571e.pdf) - Third Reading, 2026-03-23: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0571t.pdf) - First Reading, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0571f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - Authorization (became law) - SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishment (became law) - SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) - SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) (became law) - SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits (became law) - HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program (became law) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_727_hb0571e.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0571e.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0571t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0571f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0496: Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage for the Treatment of Obesity - A…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0496-2026RS) - [SB 0366: Motor Vehicles - Intelligent Speed Assistance System Pilot Program - Establishm…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0366-2026RS) - [SB 0244: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0244-2026RS) - [SB 0148: Income Tax - Credit for 9-1-1 Specialist Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0148-2026RS) - [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS) - [HB 0529: Code Revision - Health - Maryland Medical Assistance Program](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0529-2026RS) - [Maryland bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland/bills) - [Maryland state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/maryland) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0571-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).