HB 1339

Sales and Use Tax and Personal Property Tax - Exemptions - Data Centers

Sponsor: Jay A. Jacobs (District 36)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - Sales and UseStatus: Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for certain sales of certain qualified data center personal property for use at certain qualified data centers under certain circumstances; requiring an individual or a corporation to apply to the Department of Commerce for an exemption certificate for the exemption; authorizing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to reduce or eliminate the assessment of certain personal property used in certain qualified data centers; etc.

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Testimony (23)

MGA witness list

FAV 23Favorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Callahan, Benjamin	Choptank Electric Coop	Position only
FAV	Teffeau, Matt	Choptank Electric Coop	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Herz, Tom	Counilman Chestertown	Position only
FAV	Greason, Tag	Data Center Coalition	Position only
FAV	Grealy, Anne	First Energy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Jan	Frederick County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Propheter, Helen	Frederick County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Boone, Scott	Kent County Commision	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Jamie	Kent County ED	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Sobczak, Dee Anna	Kent Fiber Optics	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jabin, Drew	MACo	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	JACOBS, DAWN	MAYOR,ROCK HALL	Position only
FAV	Giusti, David	MEA	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Duckman, Ashley	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Knott, Jayson	Maryland Department of Commerce	Position only
FAV	Fahrig, Landon	Maryland Energy Administration	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pamelalobbyist	Maryland Tech Council	Position only
FAV	Tabuteau, Richardlobbyist	Maryland Tech Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Swanson, Tricia	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Comstock, Barbara	NetChoice	Position only
FAV	D'Arcy, Megan	Rural Maryland Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Jacobs, Delegate Jacobslegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Choptank Electric CoopFAV 2

Counilman ChestertownFAV 1

Data Center CoalitionFAV 1

First EnergyFAV 1

Frederick CountyFAV 2

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 1

Kent County CommisionFAV 1

Kent County EDFAV 1

Kent Fiber OpticsFAV 1

MACoFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

Maryland Department of CommerceFAV 1

Maryland Energy AdministrationFAV 1

Maryland Tech CouncilFAV 2

MAYOR,ROCK HALLFAV 1

MEAFAV 1

Montgomery County Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

NetChoiceFAV 1

Rural Maryland CouncilFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVKasemeyer, PamelaMaryland Tech CouncilRegistered for: Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; DaVita, Inc.; Maryland Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics; Hughes Network Systems, LLC; Sazerac Company, Inc.; City of Rockville…

FAVTabuteau, RichardMaryland Tech CouncilRegistered for: Bolt Technology OÜ dba Hopp; Boyd Gaming Corporation; ChargePoint; Chevy Chase Village; Elev8 Baltimore, Inc.; Fortinet…