# Maryland SB 0550: Baltimore City - Property Tax - Authority to Impose on Vacant and Abandoned Property Owned by Nonprofit Organizations Maryland SB 0550, Baltimore City - Property Tax - Authority to Impose on Vacant and Abandoned Property Owned by Nonprofit Organizations, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Cory V. McCray (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0550-2025RS - 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 0550 - State: Maryland - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: Baltimore City - Property Tax - Authority to Impose on Vacant and Abandoned Property Owned by Nonprofit Organizations - Status: signed - Chamber: Senate - Introduced: 2025-01-24 - Last action: 2025-04-22, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170 - Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 1 - Subjects: Taxes - Property - Local, Abandoned Property, Baltimore City, Condemnation, Exemptions, Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws, Nonprofit Organizations, Property Tax, Real Property, Time - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (221 yes, 8 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 1 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Baltimore can tax vacant nonprofit property: cost, low. Baltimore City can tax some vacant nonprofit property that otherwise qualifies for charitable, educational, or religious tax exemptions. The city must first pass a local law. It can charge both its general property tax rate and its special vacant-property rate. Covered properties are vacant lots or… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (Democratic), Senate - Cosponsor: Antonio Hayes (Democratic), Senate ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-04-07 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 46 | 0 | | | 2025-04-05 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 128 | 8 | 1 | | 2025-03-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-04-22: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 170 - 2025-04-07: Passed Enrolled (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Senate) - 2025-04-07: Senate Concurs House Amendments (Senate) - 2025-04-05: Third Reading Passed (128-8) (House) - 2025-04-04: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (House) - 2025-04-04: Favorable with Amendments {673128/1 Adopted (House) - 2025-04-04: Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means (House) - 2025-03-26: Hearing 3/26 at 2:15 p.m. (House) - 2025-03-26: Hearing canceled (House) - 2025-03-25: Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-03-25: Hearing canceled (House) - 2025-03-17: Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (House) - 2025-03-13: Referred Ways and Means (House) - 2025-03-12: Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (Senate) - 2025-03-11: Favorable with Amendments {913422/1 Adopted (Senate) - 2025-03-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate) - 2025-01-31: Hearing canceled (Senate) - 2025-01-27: Hearing 2/19 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_170_sb0550e.pdf) - Enrolled, 2025-04-07: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0550e.pdf) - Third Reading, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0550t.pdf) - First Reading, 2025-01-24: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0550f.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_170_sb0550e.pdf) - [Enrolled (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0550e.pdf) - [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0550t.pdf) - [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0550f.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-SB0550-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).