# Maryland SB 0911: Property Tax - Exemption for Blind Individuals - Alteration

Maryland SB 0911, Property Tax - Exemption for Blind Individuals - Alteration, is a 2025 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Dalya Attar (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-06 (Approved by the Governor - Chapter 285); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17).

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## Facts
- Bill: Maryland SB 0911
- State: Maryland
- Session: 2025 Regular Session
- Title: Property Tax - Exemption for Blind Individuals - Alteration
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-02-03
- Last action: 2025-05-06, Approved by the Governor - Chapter 285
- Sponsor: Dalya Attar (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: Taxes - Property, Blind and Low Vision, Exemptions, Local Government Mandates, Property Tax, Residential Property -see also- Apartments; Condominiums, Spouses
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (186 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Bigger property tax break for blind homeowners: benefit, medium. Maryland increases the property tax exemption for qualifying blind homeowners from $15,000 to $40,000 of their home's assessed value. This removes up to $25,000 more from the taxable assessment—not $25,000 from the tax bill. Actual savings depend on the home's assessed value and local tax rates. Th…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Dalya Attar (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jack Bailey (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joanne C. Benson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Paul D. Corderman (Republican), 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: C. Anthony Muse (Democratic), 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Third Reading Passed | pass | 139 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Third Reading Passed | pass | 47 | 0 |   |

## Actions (18)

- 2025-05-06: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 285
- 2025-04-04: Returned Passed (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Third Reading Passed (139-0) (House)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed (House)
- 2025-04-02: Favorable 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 {433122/1 Adopted (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m. (Senate)
- 2025-02-05: Reassigned to Budget and Taxation (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: First Reading Finance (Senate)

## Bill text

- Enacted, 2025-05-06: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/Chapters_noln/CH_285_sb0911t.pdf)
- Third Reading, 2025-03-11: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0911t.pdf)
- First Reading, 2025-02-03: [PDF](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0911f.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_285_sb0911t.pdf)
- [Third Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0911t.pdf)
- [First Reading (PDF)](https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0911f.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-SB0911-2025RS (as of 2026-10-17).