HB 1628

Did not advance

Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reduction and Services

Sponsor: Delegate LuedtkeCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - Sales and UseStatus: Unfavorable Report by Ways and Means (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the definitions of 'taxable price' and 'taxable service' for the purposes of certain provisions of law governing the sales and use tax to impose the tax on certain labors and services; altering the rate of the sales and use tax; altering the percentage of gross receipts from vending machine sales and from certain sales of dyed diesel fuel to which the sales and use tax is applied; altering the rate of the sales and use tax applied to certain charges made in connection with sales of alcoholic beverages; etc.

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Testimony (147)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableUNF 131UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	English, Marietta	American Federation of Teachers-MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mitchell, Amelia	American Massage Therapy Assoc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Maingi, Joan	LWVMD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Seanlobbyist	MSEA	Position only
FAV	Yalcin, Keyia	Owner - The Yalcin Group	Position only
FAV	Ceruolo, Rich	Parent Advocate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morris, Collen	President - Howard County Education Association	Position only
FAV	Moore, Willy	President - Southway Builders	Position only
FAV	Franclagivlia, Joe	Strong Schools Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Tishaev, Zoe	Student - Clarksburg High School	Position only
FAV	Meyers, Roy	UMBC Professor	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	johnson, seanlobbyist	msea	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Luedtke, Delegate Luedtkelegislator	Individual	Position only
UNF	Ali, Raginalobbyist	AAA Mid Atlantic	Position only
UNF	siconolfi, kati	AAHOA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Karkhanis, Neallobbyist	ACLI	Position only
UNF	Ryan, Vince	ACLI	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Corkill, Jr., John F.	AIA	Oral
UNF	Miedusiewski, Joe	AIA MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Parts, Chris	AIA MD	Position only
UNF	BRADLEY, ERINlobbyist	AOBA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kane, Adam	Allegis	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ben, Ed	Altus Group	Position only
UNF	Costello, Chris	American Council of Engineering Companies/MD	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Neil, Jack	American Society of Landscape Architects	Position only
UNF	Doyle, James	Attorney	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	POPHAM, BRYSONlobbyist	BOMA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Hughes Iverson, Kelly	Baltimore City Bar Imm. Past President	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Fraley, Jeff	Baltimore Industrial Group	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kadish, Darren	Bar Association of Baltimore City - President Elect	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Lee, Ryan	Baywood Hotels	Oral
UNF	Sharma, Vinay	Baywood Hotels	Oral
UNF	Starke, Jim	Best Western Plus BWI Arundel Mills	Oral
UNF	English, Trey	Brook Huff Tire & Auti Ctr	Oral
UNF	Do, Stephanie	COST	Position only
UNF	Frush, Sarah	Civil Justice, Inc.	Written (PDF)
UNF	DuGoff, David	College Park Car Wash	Position only
UNF	Porter, Hollylobbyist	DPI	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lynch, John	Dolly's Car Wash	Position only
UNF	popham, brysonlobbyist	FSI	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gelfound, Staci	FirstService Residential	Oral
UNF	Balcombe, President, Marilyn	Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Callihan, Dan	Glen Burnie Carwash	Position only
UNF	Drechsler, Tom	Greater Baltimore Board Realtors	Position only
UNF	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brito, Jan	Greater Capital Area Realtors	Position only
UNF	Giangiordano, Tony	Harford County Council District 3 Representative	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	sunderland, katie	ICI	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lininger, Brettlobbyist	IIAM	Position only
UNF	Lininger, Brettlobbyist	IIAM	Written (PDF)
UNF	berkowitz, jason	IRI	Written (PDF)
UNF	Moore, Joe	International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association	Position only
UNF	Moore, Joe	International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Celentano, Matt	League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland/Alliance f Maryland Dental Plans	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Levinson, Matt	Levinson Funeral Homes	Position only
UNF	Kauffman, Dannalobbyist	LifeSpan	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hood, CPA, Tom	MACPA	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Miedusiewski, Joee	MAGI	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Schlossberg, Mark	MAGI	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	popham, brysonlobbyist	MAHU	Oral + Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

AAA Mid AtlanticUNF 1

aafUNF 1

aafbUNF 1

AAHOAUNF 1

ACLIUNF 2

AIAUNF 1

AIA MDUNF 2

AllegisUNF 1

Altus GroupUNF 1

American Council of Engineering Companies/MDUNF 1

American Federation of Teachers-MDFAV 1

American Massage Therapy Assoc.FAV 1

American Society of Landscape ArchitectsUNF 1

AOBAUNF 1

AttorneyUNF 1

Baltimore City Bar Imm. Past PresidentUNF 1

Baltimore Industrial GroupUNF 1

Bar Association of Baltimore City - President ElectUNF 1

Baywood HotelsUNF 2

Best Western Plus BWI Arundel MillsUNF 1

BOMAUNF 1

Brightview Senior LivingINFO 1

Brook Huff Tire & Auti CtrUNF 1

Civil Justice, Inc.UNF 1

College Park Car WashUNF 1

COSTUNF 1

dept of commerceUNF 1

Dolly's Car WashUNF 1

DPIUNF 1

eNVIROPROJECTSUNF 1

FirstService ResidentialUNF 1

FSIUNF 1

Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Glen Burnie CarwashUNF 1

governors officeUNF 2

Greater Baltimore Board RealtorsUNF 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeUNF 1

Greater Capital Area RealtorsUNF 1

Harford County Council District 3 RepresentativeUNF 1

ia&BUNF 1

ICIUNF 1

IIAMUNF 2

International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub AssociationUNF 2

IRIUNF 1

League of Life and Health Insurers of Maryland/Alliance f Maryland Dental PlansUNF 1

Levinson Funeral HomesUNF 1

LifeSpanUNF 1

LWVMDFAV 1

MACPAUNF 1

MAGIUNF 2

MaGICUNF 1

MAHUUNF 1

MAJUNF 1

MAMICUNF 1

Marine Trades Association of Maryland (MTAM)UNF 1

MarriottUNF 1

Maryland affordable housing coalitionUNF 1

Maryland AGCUNF 1

Maryland Asphalt AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Association of AppraisersUNF 1

Maryland Automobile AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyINFO 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Farm BureauINFO 1

Maryland Hotel Lodging AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Insurance AdministrationUNF 1

Maryland Multi-Housing AssociationUNF 3

Maryland Retailers AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Transportation Builders and Materials AssociationUNF 1

MBAUNF 1

MBA and APCIAUNF 1

MD Coalition of Interior DesignersUNF 1

MD MOTOR TRUCK ASSOCIATIONUNF 1

MD RealtorsUNF 2

MD Society of SurveyorsUNF 2

MD STATE DENTAL ASSUNF 1

MD Tech CouncilUNF 1

MDC PresidentUNF 1

mddcUNF 1

MDLAC CAIUNF 2

MDLAC Community Associations InstituteUNF 2

MDVMAUNF 1

Mid Atlantic Car Wash AssociationUNF 1

Mid Atlantic Carwash AssociationUNF 1

MMTA INTERMODAL COUNCILUNF 1

Montgomery County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

MSATPUNF 4

MSBA PresidentUNF 1

MSBA Real Property SectionUNF 1

MSBA Tax Law SectionUNF 1

mseaFAV 1

MSEAFAV 1

MSPCAUNF 1

mtcUNF 1

NAIFA MDUNF 1

NAIOPUNF 1

NFIBUNF 1

Northrop GrummanUNF 1

NWRAUNF 1

Owner - The Yalcin GroupFAV 1

Parent AdvocateFAV 1

President - Howard County Education AssociationFAV 1

President - Southway BuildersFAV 1

Prince George's RealtorsUNF 1

PRO2 MARKETINGUNF 1

Regional ManagementUNF 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1

riverside condo assocUNF 1

Ruck Funeral HomeUNF 1

RWL for Invest in Md. CoalitionUNF 1

Safe Harbors Business TravelUNF 1

Securities Industry and Financial Markets AssociationUNF 1

Strong Schools MarylandFAV 1

Student - Clarksburg High SchoolFAV 1

Summit Sustainability Solutions llcUNF 1

System SourceUNF 1

Towing & Recovery Professionals of MDUNF 2

Travelwise InternationalUNF 1

UMBC ProfessorFAV 1

Waterworks Car WashUNF 1

wmda/carUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJohnson, SeanMSEARegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

FAVjohnson, seanmseaRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

UNFAli, RaginaAAA Mid AtlanticRegistered for: AAA Club Alliance/AAA Mid-Atlantic

UNFKarkhanis, NealACLIRegistered for: American Council of Life Insurers; Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund; City of Westminster; League of Life & Health Insurers of Maryland, Inc.; It Works Learning Center, Inc.; America's Health Insurance Plans…

UNFBRADLEY, ERINAOBARegistered for: Planned Parenthood of Maryland

UNFPOPHAM, BRYSONBOMARegistered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…

UNFPorter, HollyDPIRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

UNFpopham, brysonFSIRegistered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…

UNFLininger, BrettIIAMRegistered for: Aflac (American Family Life Assurance Company); Amazon.com Services, LLC; American International Group; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Brookfield Power US Asset Management LLC; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC…

UNFKauffman, DannaLifeSpanRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; American Association of Dental Boards c/o Commission on Dental Competency Assessments; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; Behavioral Health System Baltimore; City of Rockville; Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland…

UNFpopham, brysonMAHURegistered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…

UNFPopham, BrysonMAMICRegistered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…

UNFCAMPION, LOUISMD MOTOR TRUCK ASSOCIATIONRegistered for: Maryland Motor Truck Association

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

UNFZellers, SusanMarine Trades Association of Maryland (MTAM)Registered for: Marine Trades Association of Maryland

UNFCutler, TravisMarriottRegistered for: Marriott International

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

UNFRohrer, amyMaryland Hotel Lodging AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association

UNFGreenfield, AaronMaryland Multi-Housing AssociationRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…

UNFLocklair, CaileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFpopham, brysonNAIFA MDRegistered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…

UNFScattergood, VirginiaNorthrop GrummanRegistered for: Northrop Grumman Corporation

UNFThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland

UNFmitchell, keiffergovernors officeRegistered for: Allan Myers, MD, Inc.; Armis; Bentley Systems; Coach USA Inc; College Board; Findhelp…

UNFpopham, brysonia&BRegistered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…

UNFsnyder, rebeccamddcRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association