21st–Century Economy Fairness Act
Sponsor: Jim Rosapepe (District 21)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - Sales and UseStatus: Second Reading Passed with Amendments (as of Nov 6, 2020)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Comptroller to distribute the sales and use tax revenue on the sale or use of certain digital products to The Blueprint for Maryland's Future Fund; defining 'digital product' as one that is obtained electronically by the buyer or delivered by certain means; applying the sales and use tax to a sale or use of certain digital products; providing that the retail sale of a certain digital code or digital product shall be presumed to be made in the state in which a certain customer tax address is located; etc.
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Testimony (11)
MGA witness listFAV 3FavorableUNF 5UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Orr, Benjamin | Maryland Center on Economic Policy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | zwerling, samanthalobbyist | msea | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Rosapepe, Senator Rosapepelegislator | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Boston, Frank | DISH NETWORK | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Mandel, Jonlobbyist | DISH Netwrok | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | BOSTON, FRANK | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | MANDEL, JONlobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | NETWORK, DISH | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Carroll, Chris | AT&T | Oral |
| INFO | Looney, Sean | Comcast NBCUniversal | Oral |
| INFO | Kinnally, Kevin | MACo | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFMandel, JonDISH NetwrokRegistered for: District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority; FanDuel, Inc.; DIRECTV; Dish Network, LLC; DraftKings, Inc.; FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC…
UNFMANDEL, JONRegistered for: District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority; FanDuel, Inc.; DIRECTV; Dish Network, LLC; DraftKings, Inc.; FBG Enterprises Opco, LLC…