# Maryland HB 0590: Howard County - Transfer Tax - Use of Proceeds Ho. Co. 12-26

Maryland HB 0590, Howard County - Transfer Tax - Use of Proceeds Ho. Co. 12-26, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2026-04-28 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 346) (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0590
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Howard County - Transfer Tax - Use of Proceeds Ho. Co. 12-26
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-04-28, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 346
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Taxes - Miscellaneous - Local, Taxes - Recordation and Transfer, Agriculture -see also- Agritourism; Cannabis Prd; Farm; etc., Conservation -see also- Soil Conservation, Environmental Matters -see also- Conserv; Nat Resrce; Pollut, Farmland, Howard County, Names, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax), Transfer Tax
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (177 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Broader funding uses for Howard County farms: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2026, the law renames the county’s farmland fund the Howard County Agricultural Preservation and Innovation Fund. From base-rate transfer-tax proceeds, 25% goes to school facilities and 25% to park land and watershed facilities. Half of the remaining proceeds, plus accrued interes…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-13 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 131 | 0 | 7 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-28: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 346
- 2026-04-13: Returned Passed (House)
- 2026-04-13: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Hearing 4/01 at 1:15 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Third Reading Passed (131-0) (House)
- 2026-03-19: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-03-19: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-01-29: Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-01-28: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-04-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_346_hb0590t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0590t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-01-28: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0590f.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_346_hb0590t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0590t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0590f.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0590-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).