Maryland / State / 2026 Regular Session
Chapter 646 of 2026 (HB 1611) Raised the income ceiling for the optional local disabled veteran property tax credit to $150,000 single and $300,000 joint
Amended Tax-Property section 9-265, the credit a county or city may grant against local property tax, 50% at a rating of 75% or more for a veteran not in the 7-208 exemption and 25% at 50% to 74%, to replace the $100,000 federal adjusted gross income limit with $150,000 on an individual return and $300,000 on a joint return. Approved May 26, 2026, effective June 1, 2026, for taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026. The credit exists only where a local law adopts it.
Progress
Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature
- Introduced Done, House
- In committee Done, House Rules and Executive Nominations, rereferred to Ways and Means, then Senate Budget and Taxation
- Passed one chamber Done, House, 133-0
- Passed both chambers Done, The Senate passed it amended 41-0 on April 9, 2026, the House refused to concur, and the Senate receded and passed it 45-0
- Signed by the governor Done,
- In effect Done,
Sponsors
- Pippy
- Addison
- Buckel
- Coley
- Ebersole
- Hartman
- Hornberger
- R. Long
- Miller
- Patterson
- Roberson
- Vogel
- Wims
- Young
What it touches
- Md. Code, Tax-Prop. § 9-265
Catalog entry
Official record
Read Chapter 646 of 2026 (HB 1611) on the jurisdiction's own record