# Maryland SB 0204: Property Tax - Deadline to Set County and Municipal Corporation Tax Rates - Alteration

Maryland SB 0204, Property Tax - Deadline to Set County and Municipal Corporation Tax Rates - Alteration, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by no sponsor on record; status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 230) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0204
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Property Tax - Deadline to Set County and Municipal Corporation Tax Rates - Alteration
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2024-09-18
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 230
- Sponsors: no sponsor on record
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Taxes - Property, Counties -see also- Chartered Counties; Code Counties; etc., Municipal Corporations -see also- Annap; Balt; Hager; OC, Property Tax
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (181 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Maryland local governments set tax rates earlier: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Maryland counties, Baltimore City, and municipalities must set next year's property tax rates before June 20. This replaces the deadline of before July 1. Rates must be set after the annual finality date, and counties and Baltimore City remain subject to § 6-305. Municipalit…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- (none)

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 140 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-10 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 41 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2025-04-22: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 230
- 2025-04-07: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (140-0) (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-03: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-03-03: Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Referred Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-10: Third Reading Passed (41-0) (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate)
- 2025-02-06: Favorable with Amendments {733126/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: Hearing 1/15 at 10:30 a.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-08: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2024-09-18: Pre-filed (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_230_sb0204t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0204t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0204f.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 0227: Workers' Compensation - Payment From Uninsured Employers' Fund - Revisions (vetoed)
- HB 0482: Occupational Licensing and Certification - Criminal History - Predetermination Review Process (vetoed)
- HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established (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_230_sb0204t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0204t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0204f.pdf)

## Related
- [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)
- [HB 0384: Maryland Disability Service Animal Program - Established](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-HB0384-2025RS)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0204-2025RS (as of 2026-10-19).