# Maryland SB 0502: Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer Maryland SB 0502, Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Paul D. Corderman (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 130); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0502-2025RS - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Maryland SB 0502 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Property Tax - Credit for Law Enforcement Officer or Rescue Worker - Expansion to Judicial Officer - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-24 - Last action: 2025-04-22, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 130 - Sponsor: Paul D. Corderman (Republican) - Cosponsors: 13 - 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 (183 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. Maryland expands optional local property tax credits to include judicial officers alongside public safety officers. Eligible homeowners include permanently and totally disabled officers, surviving spouses who have not remarried, and qualifying cohabitants of fallen officers. A court or authorized a… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Paul D. Corderman (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jack Bailey (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Joanne C. Benson (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Guy Guzzone (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Shelly Hettleman (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: J.B. Jennings (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Nancy J. King (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Karen Lewis Young (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: M. Jackson - Cosponsor: Cory V. McCray (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Justin Ready (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Jim Rosapepe (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Johnny Ray Salling (Republican), Senate - Cosponsor: Craig J. Zucker (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-02 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 138 | 1 | | | 2025-02-20 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 45 | 0 | | ## Actions (15) - 2025-04-22: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 130 - 2025-04-03: Returned Passed (Senate) - 2025-04-02: Third Reading Passed (138-1) (House) - 2025-04-02: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House) - 2025-04-02: Favorable Report by Ways and Means (House) - 2025-03-03: Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-02-21: Referred Ways and Means (House) - 2025-02-20: Third Reading Passed (45-0) (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-02-18: Favorable with Amendments {613421/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-02-17: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Hearing 2/05 at 2:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-01-30: Hearing canceled (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-01-24: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate) ## Bill text - Enacted, 2025-04-22: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_130_sb0502t.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-02-18: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0502t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0502f.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_130_sb0502t.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0502t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0502f.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-SB0502-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).