# Maryland SB 0719: Somerset County - Property Tax - Emergency Services Tax

Maryland SB 0719, Somerset County - Property Tax - Emergency Services Tax, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Mary Beth Carozza (Republican); status signed, last action 2025-04-08 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 70); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0719
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Somerset County - Property Tax - Emergency Services Tax
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-31
- Last action: 2025-04-08, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 70
- Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Taxes - Property - Local, Counties - Local Laws, County Commissioners, Emergency Medical Services -see also- Ambul; RescSqd, Emergency Services -see also- Ambul; Emergencies; etc., Fire Protection, Hearings, Interest, Laws and Ordinances -see also- Pub Local Laws; Uniform Laws, Liens, Notices, Open Government, Property Tax, Rescue Squads -see also- Emergency Medical Serv, Somerset County, Tax Sales
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (170 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Somerset property owners face possible emergency tax: cost, low. Somerset County Commissioners can pass a local law adding an annual emergency services tax to all property subject to county property tax. The money pays some or all costs of fire, rescue, and emergency medical services. This law does not automatically impose the tax or set a rate. Before adding or…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mary Beth Carozza (Republican), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 127 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 43 | 2 | 2 |

## Actions (13)

- 2025-04-08: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 70
- 2025-04-04: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (127-6) (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)
- 2025-02-28: Referred Ways and Means (House)
- 2025-02-27: Third Reading Passed (43-2) (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Second Reading Passed (Senate)
- 2025-02-25: Favorable Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-02-24: Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: First Reading Budget and Taxation (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-04-08: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_70_sb0719t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-02-25: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0719t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-01-31: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0719f.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_70_sb0719t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0719t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0719f.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/MD-SB0719-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).