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SB 567

EnactedCrossfile HB 1282
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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 list
FAV 14FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGiganti, Pamela61 VineyardOral
FAVGuy, RandyCommissioners of St. Mary's CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVGuy, RandyCommissioners of St. Mary's CountyWritten (PDF)
FAVChaney, AnnaHoney’s Harvest FarmOral
FAVFerguson, ColbyMaryland Farm BureauOral + Written (PDF)
FAVRaley Jr., James K.President, St. Mary's County Farm Bureau, Inc.Written (PDF)
FAVBohle, MatthewRWLOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBohle, MatthewRWLWritten (PDF)
FAVMatthews, DakotaRural Maryland CouncilWritten (PDF)
FAVAtticks, KevinlobbyistIndividualOral
FAVEGAN, KIMBERLYIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVElfreth, SarahIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Elfreth, Senator ElfrethlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Elfreth, Senator ElfrethlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FWAEGAN, KIMBERLYIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOHiggs, Director MichaelSDATWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVAtticks, KevinRegistered for: Brewers Association of Maryland; Maryland Distillers Guild; Maryland Wineries Association