MD HB910

Increases the property tax exemption for dwelling houses owned by blind individuals or their surviving spouses from $15,000 to $40,000 of assessed value

Defines "blind individual" as someone with permanent impairment causing central visual acuity of 20/200 or less with corrective glasses, or significant peripheral field contraction

Surviving spouses of blind individuals may continue receiving the exemption after the blind individual's death, provided they have not remarried

Counties and municipal corporations may authorize refunds to blind individuals for property taxes paid in years when the exemption was authorized but not granted

Takes effect June 1, 2025, applicable to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2025