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SB 787

EnactedEmergency billCrossfile HB 1200
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Digital Advertising Gross Revenues, Income, Sales and Use, and Tobacco Taxes - Alterations and Implementation

Sponsor: Bill Ferguson (District 46)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - MiscellaneousStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 669 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Exempting, from a certain tax on annual gross revenues derived from digital advertising services in the State, advertisement services on digital interfaces owned or operated by or operated on behalf of a broadcast entity and news media entity; prohibiting a person who derives gross revenues from digital advertising in the State from passing on the cost to a certain customer; allowing, for a certain taxable year, a subtraction under the Maryland income tax for certain utility arrearages forgiven during that taxable year; etc.

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Testimony (15)

MGA witness list
FAV 9FavorableUNF 3UnfavorableINFO 3Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVNelson, TimothylobbyistBrooks Pierce LLPOral + Written (PDF)
FAVNelson, TimothylobbyistBrooks Pierce LLPWritten (PDF)
FAVFry, DonaldGreater Baltimore CommitteeWritten (PDF)
FAVFerguson, Senate President BillIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVFerguson, Senate President BillIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVGillespie, JamieIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Ferguson, Senator FergusonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Ferguson, Senator FergusonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSnyder, RebeccalobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
UNFDo, StephanieCouncil On State TaxationWritten (PDF)
UNFGriffin, AndrewlobbyistMaryland Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
UNFGriffiths, BrianIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOPrice, SarahlobbyistMaryland Retailers AssociationOral
INFOBrantley, Sandra BensonOAGWritten (PDF)
INFOLooney, SeanIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVNelson, TimothyBrooks Pierce LLPRegistered for: Maryland D.C. Delaware Broadcasters Association
FAVNelson, TimothyBrooks Pierce LLPRegistered for: Maryland D.C. Delaware Broadcasters Association
FAVSnyder, RebeccaRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association
UNFGriffin, 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
INFOPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association