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Chapter 689 of 2026 (SB 194) Replaced the honorable-discharge test in the disabled veteran property tax exemption with the federal definition of veteran and added the Space Force

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Expands benefits Opens the disabled veteran property tax exemption to any veteran under the federal definition, including the Space Force, rather than only the honorably discharged.

Amended Tax-Property section 7-208(a)(3) so that a disabled veteran is anyone who "is a veteran", meaning 38 U.S.C. 101 through State Government section 9-901, rather than someone "honorably discharged or released under honorable circumstances", and added space service throughout, with parallel changes to the local credits in sections 9-265 and 9-323 and to the job creation tax credit. Section 3 applies to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2026. Chapter 647 of the same session reenacted section 7-208(a) in its old words without amendments; the Code prints Chapter 689’s text. Approved May 26, 2026, effective July 1, 2026.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, Senate, pre-filed
  2. In committee Done, Senate Budget and Taxation, then House Ways and Means
  3. Passed one chamber Done, Senate, 45-0
  4. Passed both chambers Done, House, 129-0
  5. Signed by the governor Done,
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • SimonaireSponsor, Senate
  • BaileyCo-sponsor, Senate
  • CordermanCo-sponsor, Senate
  • McKayCo-sponsor, Senate
  • RosapepeCo-sponsor, Senate
  • SallingCo-sponsor, Senate

What it touches

  • Md. Code, Tax-Prop. § 7-208
  • Md. Code, Tax-Prop. § 9-265
  • Md. Code, Tax-Prop. § 9-323

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Official record

Read Chapter 689 of 2026 (SB 194) on the jurisdiction's own record