# Maryland HB 1200: Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer Maryland HB 1200, Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by William Valentine (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 129); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1200-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland HB 1200 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-06 - Last action: 2025-04-22, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 129 - Sponsor: William Valentine (Republican) - Cosponsors: 16 - Subjects: Taxes - Property, Correctional Officers, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Death -see also- Homicide; Murder; Wrongful Death, Disabilities, Emergency Medical Services -see also- Ambul; RescSqd, Fire Protection, Judges, Law Enforcement -see also- SRO; Sheriffs; State Police, Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Property Tax, Rescue Squads -see also- Emergency Medical Serv, Residency -see also- Immigrants and Citizenship, Residential Property -see also- Apartments; Condominiums, Spouses, Tax Credits - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (185 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Property tax relief expands to judicial officers: benefit, high. Effective June 1, 2025, Maryland expands its local property tax credit program to include judicial officers and eligible survivors. Counties, municipalities, and Baltimore City choose whether to offer the credit and set its amount, duration, and additional limits. Counties and municipalities must d… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: William Valentine (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Christopher T. Adams (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Steven J. Arentz (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Terry L. Baker (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jason C. Buckel (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Brian Chisholm (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Wayne A. Hartman (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Mangione - Cosponsor: April Miller (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Ryan Nawrocki (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Jesse T. Pippy (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Stuart Michael Schmidt (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kathy Szeliga (Republican), House - Cosponsor: William J. Wivell (Republican), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | 1 | | 2025-03-13 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 139 | 1 | | ## Actions (11) - 2025-04-22: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 129 - 2025-04-02: Returned Passed (House) - 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2025-03-27: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2025-03-14: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2025-03-13: Third Reading Passed (139-1) (House) - 2025-03-12: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2025-03-12: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House) - 2025-02-10: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-02-06: First Reading Ways and Means (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_129_hb1200t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-12: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1200t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1200f.pdf) ## Related bills - HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed) - HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed) - SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization (became law) - HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard (signed) ## Sources - [Enacted (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_129_hb1200t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1200t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1200f.pdf) ## Related - [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS) - [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS) - [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS) - [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS) - [HB 1294: Commercial Law - Credit Regulation - Earned Wage Access and Credit Modernization](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1294-2025RS) - [HB 0228: Maryland Veterans Trust – Assistance to Members of the Maryland National Guard](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0228-2025RS) - [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-HB1200-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).