HB 1073

Did not advance

Tobacco Tax - Cigarettes - Rate Alteration

Sponsor: Ben Barnes (District 21)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the tobacco tax rate for cigarettes; and requiring that all cigarettes used, possessed, or held in the State on or after July 1, 2024, are subject to the tax enacted by the Act.

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Testimony (30)

MGA witness list

FAV 4FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsUNF 21Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Barnes, Delegate Barneslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	H, J	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	PATEL, HITESHBHAI	BEER AND SODA DRIVE THRU	Oral
UNF	Margolis, Barry	Cooper Booth Wholesale Company	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lakhani, Rafiq	Fenton street Exxon	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Karley, John	J and E Karley LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mozumder, Moynul	Mount Airy shell	Oral
UNF	Cheema, Nasir	NSR Petro Services	Oral
UNF	Feldman, Kyle	National Convenience Distributors	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Mayor, Vincent J	Northeast Wholesalers Association	Oral
UNF	Anvari, Mansoor	Shadco Enterprises, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Blevins, Brian	The George J Falter Co	Position only
UNF	McCauley, Kirk	WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilities	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Gillani, Aslam	Zaks Oil, Inc	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Raja, Humayun	sahi inc DBA greenbelt shell	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	chaudry, waheed	spring ridge exxon	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Yameen, Samreen	winterplace market	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Individual	Oral
UNF	Gross, Kenneth	Individual	Position only
UNF	O'Halloran, Mike	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Patel, Manish	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	singh, balvir	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Kilpatrick, Lancelobbyist	ACS-CAN	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Hale, Lauralobbyist	American Heart Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Jimison, Kristinlobbyist	Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids	Oral
FWA	Jimison, Kristinlobbyist	Campaign for Tobbaco Free Kids	Written (PDF)
FWA	Casper, Alekslobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACS-CANFWA 1

American Heart AssociationFWA 1

BEER AND SODA DRIVE THRUUNF 1

Campaign for Tobacco Free KidsFWA 1

Campaign for Tobbaco Free KidsFWA 1

Cooper Booth Wholesale CompanyUNF 1

Fenton street ExxonUNF 1

J and E Karley LLCUNF 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceUNF 1

Mount Airy shellUNF 1

National Convenience DistributorsUNF 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 1

Northeast Wholesalers AssociationUNF 1

NSR Petro ServicesUNF 1

sahi inc DBA greenbelt shellUNF 1

Shadco Enterprises, Inc.UNF 1

spring ridge exxonUNF 1

The George J Falter CoUNF 1

winterplace marketUNF 1

WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilitiesUNF 1

Zaks Oil, IncUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFBereano, BruceRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…

FWAKilpatrick, LanceACS-CANRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

FWAHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart Association

FWAJimison, KristinCampaign for Tobacco Free KidsRegistered for: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

FWAJimison, KristinCampaign for Tobbaco Free KidsRegistered for: Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids

FWACasper, AleksRegistered for: American Lung Association