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Laws · Maryland · H.B. 1595

H.B. 1595: Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers

Maryland, 2026 Regular Session. In committee, February 15, 2026.

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Status In committee In committee, .

Official summary

No official summary is on file yet. The full text is on the legislature's page, linked below.

Description

Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county to establish, by law, a subclass of personal property consisting of all the personal property of certain qualified data centers and set a special personal property tax rate for the subclass; and applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026.

As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan, source 1. It is the legislature's own line about the measure, not a summary of it.

Measure Bill.

Sponsors Kevin Hornberger (R); Julie Palakovich Carr (D)

Subjects Taxes - Property, Baltimore City, Counties, Data Centers, Personal Property, Property Tax The legislature's own list.

Official page mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1595?ys=2026RS. Found through LegiScan (bill 2118702), whose data is CC BY 4.0; the citation is the legislature's own page.

What happened, and when

  1. February 15, 2026 In committee

    H.B. 1595 went to committee in the House of Delegates. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations.

  2. February 15, 2026 Introduced

    H.B. 1595 was introduced in the House of Delegates. mgaleg.maryland.gov primary source [1] The official action text: First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations.

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Sources

  1. H.B. 1595 on the legislature's site mgaleg.maryland.gov

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