HB 470

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County Income Tax - Rate and Income Brackets - Alterations

Sponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (District 17)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: Hearing 2/08 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering, subject to certain limitations, the maximum tax rate that a county may impose on an individual's Maryland taxable income; limiting the number of brackets that a county that imposes the county income tax on a bracket basis may set; etc.

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Testimony (18)

MGA witness list

FAV 12FavorableUNF 6Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jawando, Will	Montgomery County Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elrich, Marc	Montgomery County Government	Oral
FAV	Pittman, Steuart	Office of the Anne Arundel County Executive	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Palakovich Carr, Delegate Palakovich Carrlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Fischman, Edward	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kickenson, Jerry	Individual	Position only
FAV	Palakovich Carr, Julie	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hawkins, Giavante	MSATP	Written (PDF)
UNF	Graf, Lorilobbyist	Maryland Building Industry Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Levine, Brianlobbyist	Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ballentine, Tom	NAIOP Maryland	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	O'Halloran, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AFSCME MarylandFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 1

Maryland Building Industry AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 1

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 1

Montgomery County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Montgomery County CouncilFAV 1

Montgomery County GovernmentFAV 1

MSATPUNF 1

NAIOP MarylandUNF 1

Office of the Anne Arundel County ExecutiveFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association

UNFLevine, BrianMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce

UNFBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…