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Prince George's County - Taxes on Telecommunications Services - Use of Revenue PG 406-24

Sponsor: Prince George's County DelegationCommittee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - Miscellaneous - LocalStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 970 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Prince George's County Council to impose an excise tax on certain telecommunications service in Prince George's County in addition to, or instead of, a sales and use tax; altering a certain provision of law relating to the use of certain revenue from a certain tax on telecommunications services by allowing the revenue to be used to meet certain education funding requirements for the county; requiring the county to submit an annual report detailing the expenditure of revenues generated by a tax imposed by the Act; etc.

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Testimony (5)

MGA witness list
FAV 5Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAlsobrooks, AngelaPrince George's County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVAlsobrooks, AngelaPrince George's County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVBellamy, LorenzolobbyistIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVPrince George''s County Delegation, Prince George''s County DelegationIndividualOral
FAVPrince George''s County Delegation, Prince George''s County DelegationIndividualOral

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBellamy, LorenzoRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; Alliance for Responsible Consumer Legal Funding; American Forest & Paper Association; Americans for Patient Access; Avaya, Inc.; Bellamy Genn Group, LLC