# Maryland HB 0842: Property Tax Credit - Surviving Spouse of Military Service Member

Maryland HB 0842, Property Tax Credit - Surviving Spouse of Military Service Member, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Mike Griffith (Republican); status signed, last action 2026-05-26 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 647); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-11).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 0842
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Property Tax Credit - Surviving Spouse of Military Service Member
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-04
- Last action: 2026-05-26, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 647
- Sponsor: Mike Griffith (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 25
- Subjects: Taxes - Property, Applicants and Applications, Armed Forces and Uniformed Services, Baltimore City, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Death -see also- Homicide; Murder; Wrongful Death, Exemptions, Local Government Mandates, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt, Property Tax, Real Property, Residential Property -see also- Apartments; Condominiums, Rules and Regulations, Spouses, Tax Credits, Time, Veterans
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (171 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Local property tax break for surviving military spouses: benefit, high. Maryland law lets Baltimore City, counties, and towns create a property tax credit for surviving spouses of military service members. The credit applies only to your primary home. You must be a surviving spouse who has not remarried and you must not qualify for the statewide property tax exemption…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Griffith (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Andre V. Johnson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nick Allen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Steven J. Arentz (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Dylan Behler (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian Boafo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jason C. Buckel (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jon S. Cardin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Barrie S. Ciliberti (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Charlotte Crutchfield (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dana Jones (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Wayne A. Hartman (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Seth A. Howard (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Susan K. McComas (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: April Miller (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Darrell Odom (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew C. Pruski (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Rogers (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: April Rose (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Sean A. Stinnett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Todd B. Morgan (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Tomlinson (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 44 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026-03-20 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 127 | 0 | 8 |

## Actions (16)

- 2026-05-26: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 647
- 2026-04-08: Returned Passed (House)
- 2026-04-08: Third Reading Passed (44-0) (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Hearing 4/02 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Third Reading Passed (127-0) (House)
- 2026-03-19: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House)
- 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments {143227/1 Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-19: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-02-05: Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-05: Hearing canceled (House)
- 2026-02-05: Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-04: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2026-05-26: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/Chapters_noln/CH_647_hb0842t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0842t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-04: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0842f.pdf)

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- 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_647_hb0842t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0842t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb0842f.pdf)

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- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0842-2026RS (as of 2026-10-11).