# Maryland HB 1224: Property Taxes - Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property - Charter County Tax Limitation PG 408-26

Maryland HB 1224, Property Taxes - Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property - Charter County Tax Limitation PG 408-26, is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status failed, last action 2026-03-25 (Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland HB 1224
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: Property Taxes - Special Rate for Vacant and Abandoned Property - Charter County Tax Limitation PG 408-26
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Last action: 2026-03-25, Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m.
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Taxes - Property, Abandoned Property, Baltimore City, Chartered Counties -see also- AACo; BCo; CecilCo; etc., Charters, Property Tax, Revenue and Taxes -see also- (specific tax)
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (127 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-19 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 127 | 2 | 8 |

## Actions (7)

- 2026-03-25: Hearing 3/31 at 1:30 p.m. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Third Reading Passed (127-2) (House)
- 2026-03-19: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2026-03-19: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2026-02-11: Hearing 3/03 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2026-02-11: First Reading Ways and Means (House)

## Bill text

- Third Reading, 2026-03-19: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1224t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2026-02-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1224f.pdf)

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## Sources
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1224t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/bills/hb/hb1224f.pdf)

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- [SB 0016: Child Support - Earnings Withholdings Limits](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0016-2026RS)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1224-2026RS (as of 2026-10-19).