Vehicle Excise Tax - Rate Increase
Sponsor: Kris Fair (District 3)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - TransportationStatus: Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Increasing the vehicle excise tax rate from 6% to 6.5%.
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Testimony (20)
MGA witness listFAV 2FavorableUNF 17UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Fair, Kris | Maryland General Assembly | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Fair, Delegate Fairlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Schneiderman, Franzlobbyist | Consumer Auto | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kitzmiller, J Peter | Maryland Automobile Dealers Assocation | Oral |
| UNF | Campion, Louislobbyist | Maryland Motor Truck Association | Position only |
| UNF | Johansen, Michaellobbyist | RWL | Oral |
| UNF | DOrazio, Peter | Year | Position only |
| UNF | Ditraglia, Frank | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Elbourn, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Fiastro, Johnlobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Fink, Nelda | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Hopkins, Barbara | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Pedersen, Stacy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Raine, James | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Sirkel, Robin | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Williams, Peggy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | sirkel, jess | Individual | Position only |
| INFO | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFJohansen, MichaelRWLRegistered for: 1/ST Racing MD LLC; ASC Engineered Solutions; Access Holdings Management Company, LLC; Alterwood Health, Inc.; Ashley, Inc.; Baltimore Streetcar Museum…
UNFFiastro, JohnRegistered for: Amazon.com Services, LLC; Bayview Management LLC; Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Local 1 MD, VA & DC; Building Decarbonization Coalition; Carbon Solutions Group; Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc.…