SB 789

Baltimore City - Visit Baltimore - Appropriation Calculation

Sponsor: Cory V. McCray (District 45)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Economic and Community DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 209 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring, for each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2022, that the appropriation in the Baltimore City budget to Visit Baltimore will be calculated from the actual hotel room tax receipts received from the immediately preceding 3-year rolling average; and extending to 2027 the termination date of the appropriation for Visit Baltimore.

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Testimony (5)

MGA witness list

FAV 4FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mehu, Natashalobbyist	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Oral
FAV	Hutchinson, Al	Visit Baltimore	Oral
FAV	Senator McCray, Senator McCraylegislator	Individual	Oral
FWA	Blom, Mia	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

Visit BaltimoreFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMehu, NatashaMayor's Office of Government RelationsRegistered for: Maryland Hospital Association; Maryland Patient Care and Access Coalition; Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants; Maryland Academy of Advanced Practice Clinicians; Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC; Maryland Works, Inc.…