Sales and Use Tax and Personal Property Tax - Exemptions - Data Centers
Sponsor: Stephen S. Hershey, Jr. (District 36)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - Sales and UseStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 640 (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 (18)
MGA witness listFAV 18Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Schultz, Secretary Kelly | Dept of Commerce | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grealy, Anne | First Energy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fry, Donald | Greater Baltimore Committee | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sobczak, DeAnna | Kent Fiber Optics | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | sanderson, michael | MACO | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sanderson, Michael | MACo | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | duckman, ashley | MD Chamber | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | giusti, david | MD Energy Admin | Position only |
| FAV | silva, jason | MD Tech Council | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Warner, Scott | Mid-Shore Regional Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Swanson, Tricia | Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Clevenger, Amanda | Rural Maryland Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | teffeau, matt | choptank electric coop | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | jacob, commissioner bob | kent co commission | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | williams, jamie | kent co econ development | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | comstock, barbara | netchoice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegation, Eastern Shore | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hershey, Senator Hersheylegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Dept of CommerceFAV 1
First EnergyFAV 1
kent co commissionFAV 1
Kent Fiber OpticsFAV 1
MACoFAV 1
MACOFAV 1
MD ChamberFAV 1
MD Energy AdminFAV 1
MD Tech CouncilFAV 1
netchoiceFAV 1