Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agricultural Purposes - Study and Report
Sponsor: Sheree Sample-Hughes (District 37A)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - Sales and UseStatus: Third Reading Passed (136-0) (as of Nov 9, 2023)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Comptroller, in consultation with certain entities, to study and report to the General Assembly by December 15, 2023, on exempting from the sales and use tax electricity used for agricultural purposes such as raising livestock or poultry, preparing, irrigating, or tending the soil, or planting, maintaining, or transporting seeds or crops; and requiring the report to include an estimate of the fiscal impact of the exemption.
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Testimony (12)
MGA witness listFAV 12Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Middleton, Graysonlobbyist | Delmarva Chicken Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Youker, Darrinlobbyist | Horizon Farm Credit | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Griffin, Andrewlobbyist | Maryland Chamber of Commerce | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ferguson, Colby | Maryland Farm Bureau | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Seigler, Jane | Maryland Horse Council | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McNatt, Will | Mountaire Farms Grower | Oral |
| FAV | Mayhew, Kim | Perry White Ross & Jacobson | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Sample-Hughes, Delegate Sample-Hugheslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Harris, Renee M | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hipkins, Scott | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Teffeau, Matthewlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist | Individual | Oral + Written (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…
FAVThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…