# Maryland HB 1343: Anne Arundel County - Property Tax - Day Care Centers and Child Care Centers Maryland HB 1343, Anne Arundel County - Property Tax - Day Care Centers and Child Care Centers, is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Dana Jones (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 175); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB1343-2025RS - 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 1343 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Anne Arundel County - Property Tax - Day Care Centers and Child Care Centers - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-07 - Last action: 2025-04-22, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 175 - Sponsor: Dana Jones (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 2 - Subjects: Taxes - Property - Local, Anne Arundel County, Child Care, Commerce and Business -see also- ElectrComm; ForeignTr; etc., Elderly Persons (65+) -see also- Elder Abuse and Neglect, Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws, Local Government Mandates, Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Personal Property, Property Tax, Real Property, Vulnerable Adults -see also- DevDisab; EldPers; PhysDisab - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 2 (181 yes, 1 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 3 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Local tax credits for business childcare space: benefit, high. Anne Arundel County and its municipalities can grant this property tax credit by local law; it is not automatic. The property-owning business must have at least 25 employees. A substantially completed improvement must include space used only for a registered family or large family child care home,… - Local tax credits for daycare property owners: benefit, high. Anne Arundel County and its municipalities can grant a separate property tax credit by local law; it is not automatic. It covers property, including improvements, with space used only for qualifying day care. Eligible uses include registered family or large family child care homes and licensed chil… - Tax relief for home child care: benefit, high. In Anne Arundel County, the law expands a personal-property tax exemption to registered large family child care homes. It covers items an individual owns, keeps at their residence, and uses for that care. The existing exemption for registered family child care homes remains. The law also retains an… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Dana Jones (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Heather Bagnall (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Dylan Behler (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-03-17 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 134 | 1 | 4 | ## Actions (13) - 2025-04-22: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 175 - 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (House) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Second Reading Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Favorable Adopted (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2025-03-24: Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Referred Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2025-03-17: Third Reading Passed (134-1) (House) - 2025-03-14: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2025-03-14: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House) - 2025-02-10: Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-02-07: First Reading Ways and Means (House) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_175_hb1343t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-14: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1343t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-02-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1343f.pdf) ## Related bills - SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (vetoed) - HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed) - SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed) - HB 0384: 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_175_hb1343t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1343t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/hb/hb1343f.pdf) ## Related - [SB 0157: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0157-2025RS) - [HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0482-2025RS) - [SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0227-2025RS) - [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS) - [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-HB1343-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).