Property Tax - Agricultural Accessory Use Improvements - Study and Report
Sponsor: Senator ElfrethCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 643 (as of Nov 15, 2022)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Department of Agriculture and the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to jointly conduct a study of the assessment of agricultural accessory use improvements to review whether agricultural accessory use improvements should be assessed using a different methodology from improvements located on nonagricultural land; and requiring the departments to submit a joint report of their findings and recommendations to certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.
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Testimony (17)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Giganti, Pamela | 61 Vineyard | Oral |
| FAV | Guy, Randy | Commissioners of St. Mary's County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Guy, Randy | Commissioners of St. Mary's County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Chaney, Anna | Honey’s Harvest Farm | Oral |
| FAV | Ferguson, Colby | Maryland Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Raley Jr., James K. | President, St. Mary's County Farm Bureau, Inc. | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bohle, Matthew | RWL | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bohle, Matthew | RWL | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Matthews, Dakota | Rural Maryland Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Atticks, Kevinlobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | EGAN, KIMBERLY | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elfreth, Sarah | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Elfreth, Senator Elfrethlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | EGAN, KIMBERLY | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Higgs, Director Michael | SDAT | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVAtticks, KevinRegistered for: Brewers Association of Maryland; Maryland Distillers Guild; Maryland Wineries Association
