Floor roundup: House adopts two Washington County tax bills, receives budget messages and conference appointments

The Maryland House of Delegates handled multiple routine and ceremonial items Wednesday. The clerk read and the chamber passed House Bill 843 (Washington County notice-of-tax-sale alterations) and House Bill 888 (Washington County property tax credit for disabled veterans eligibility) on third reading with recorded tallies; the clerk declared both bills passed.

The clerk also read a message from the Governor submitting Supplemental Budget Number 2 as an amendment to the fiscal year 2027 budget and referring it to Appropriations. The Senate conveyed that it refused to concur in the House amendments to Senate Bill 282 (FY2027 budget) and Senate Bill 284 (Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2026) and asked that conference committees be appointed to resolve the disagreeing votes; both chambers appointed members and chairs for those conference committees as recorded in the message read on the floor.

The chamber recognized two ceremonial resolutions honoring the Henry E. Lackey High School boys basketball team for a state championship and a Charles County spelling-bee champion, Ethan (transcript shows variant spellings 'Ntanga' and 'Atanga'), and thanked pages and guests in the gallery. Committees gave scheduling updates; Appropriations announced a capital budget vote at 2 p.m. and a conference meeting at 3 p.m.; Economic Matters scheduled a voting session for Monday at 4 p.m.

Before adjourning for the weekend, the Majority Leader moved that the House stand recessed until Monday, March 30, at 8:00 p.m.; the Speaker agreed and the chamber recessed.