SB 640

Passed both chambers

Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agricultural Purposes - Exemption

Sponsor: Carl Jackson (District 8)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - Sales and UseStatus: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0) (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for the sale of electricity used for agricultural purposes under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Middleton, Graysonlobbyist	Delmarva Chicken Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Middleton, Graysonlobbyist	Delmarva Chicken Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Youker, Darrinlobbyist	Horizon Farm Credit	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Ferguson, Colby	Maryland Farm Bureau	Written (PDF)
FAV	Seigler, Jane	Maryland Horse Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mayhew, Kim	Perry White Ross & Jacobson	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mayhew, Kim	Perry White Ross & Jacobson	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Michael	Senate of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Michael	Senate of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Linthicum, Paula	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Jackson, Senator Jacksonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Jackson, Senator Jacksonlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Teffeau, Matthewlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Teffeau, Matthewlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Thompson, Lindsaylobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	D'Arcy, Megan	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Delmarva Chicken AssociationFAV 2

Horizon Farm CreditFAV 1

Maryland Farm BureauFAV 2

Maryland Horse CouncilFAV 1

Perry White Ross & JacobsonFAV 2

Senate of MarylandFAV 2

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMiddleton, GraysonDelmarva Chicken AssociationRegistered for: Delmarva Chicken Association

FAVYouker, DarrinHorizon Farm CreditRegistered for: Horizon Farm Credit

FAVTeffeau, MatthewRegistered for: ABC Metro Washington; Choptank Electric Cooperative, Inc.

FAVThompson, LindsayRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Farmland Trust; CropLife America; Delaware-Maryland Agribusiness Association; Denali Water Solutions; Horizon Farm Credit…