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Prince George's delegate refines senior homeowner credit after constituent case in HB368
Summary
Delegate Denise Roberts presented HB368 to refine a Prince George's County supplemental property tax credit for senior homeowners, citing a constituent who lost eligibility by $17 and proposing income and net-worth caps plus a tiered calculation to make the credit more progressive and flexible.
Delegate Denise Roberts, presenting House Bill 368 on behalf of the Prince George's County delegation, told the committee the bill would revise the county's supplemental property tax credit for senior homeowners to make it more responsive to residents on fixed incomes. "I'm bringing this bill forward because of a constituent who came to me after her application for the credit was denied," Roberts said, recounting that the denial turned on a $17 income overage.
Roberts said HB368 does not expand the credit but focuses and refines eligibility: it sets a gross-income cap of $75,000, establishes a $200,000 net-worth cap, and defines a tiered percentage-of-income calculation intended to target benefits to those most in need. "These updates ensure the law continues to support those most in need without being so rigid that it punishes people living on the margins," she said.
Roberts framed the change as restoring discretion and fairness without enlarging the program. The hearing included no technical witnesses and concluded without committee questions; Roberts urged a favorable report.
Reporters should note that the sponsor framed the bill as a targeted refinement prompted by a constituent appeal; the committee record did not include fiscal staff testimony in the session captured here.
