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HB 1257

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Business Personal Property Tax – Businesses Affected by COVID–19 Restrictions – Reimbursement

Sponsor: Kevin B. Hornberger (District 35B)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to reimburse businesses affected in a certain manner by certain COVID-19 restrictions that file a business personal property tax return during the period from January 1, 2021, to April 15, 2021, for the full amount of business personal property tax paid by the businesses in calendar year 2020; requiring the Department to reimburse eligible businesses exclusively out of certain State funds and in the order in which the businesses filed personal property tax returns; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGriffin, AndrewlobbyistMaryland Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FAVRohrer, AmylobbyistMaryland Hotel Lodging AssociationPosition only
FAVPrice, SarahlobbyistMaryland Retailers AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVItaliano, GinanneThe Greater Bethesda Chamber of CommercePosition only
FAVDelegate Hornberger, Delegate HornbergerlegislatorIndividualOral
INFOHiggs, MichaelSDATWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce
FAVRohrer, AmyMaryland Hotel Lodging AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association
FAVPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association