Prince George's County delegation briefs council on 2025 session: budget, tax changes and local hospital funding

Delegate Nicole Williams, chair of the Prince George’s County House delegation, and Senator Ron Watson, vice chair of the county’s Senate delegation, briefed the Prince George’s County Council General Assembly Committee on Tuesday, April 22, on legislation and budget actions from the 2025 Maryland General Assembly session that directly affect the county.

The briefing covered this year’s balanced state budget, new and revised taxes and fees, targeted local capital funding for county hospitals and several laws the delegation cited as intended to address public safety and housing fraud.

The delegation said the General Assembly began the session facing an estimated $2.6 billion shortfall that grew to “a little over $3,000,000,000” as revenue estimates changed during the year. “I am pleased to report that we were able to pass a balanced budget,” Delegate Nicole Williams said. She added the final package included what she described as roughly $113 million in surplus and that the state placed about $2,100,000,000 into the rainy-day fund.

Senator Ron Watson described the session as “the toughest legislative session I’ve been…