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SB 14

EnactedCrossfile HB 1281
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Economic Development - Tourism Zones - Designation and Benefits

Sponsor: Carl Jackson (District 8)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Economic DevelopmentStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 240 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City or the governing body of a county or municipality to designate, by law, an area within that political subdivision as a tourism zone under certain circumstances; providing that the designation of an area as a tourism zone may not preclude the area from being designated as an arts and entertainment district; authorizing a county or municipality to exempt from the admissions and amusement tax gross receipts from certain admissions or amusement charges levied in a tourism zone; etc.

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Testimony (22)

MGA witness list
FAV 20FavorableUNF 2Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVRezendes, VictorAllegany MuseumWritten (PDF)
FAVMorriss, RaymondCity of CumberlandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVBenitez, Mayor CelinaCity of Mount RainierOral + Written (PDF)
FAVButchko, DominicMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVButchko, DominicMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Written (PDF)
FAVAnderson, KevinMaryland Department of CommerceOral + Written (PDF)
FAVLaHatte, JenniferMaryland Department of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FAVBailey Thupari, AngelicaMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVFiore, JustinMaryland Municipal LeagueWritten (PDF)
FAVCarroll, JohnPresident,Maryland Municipal LeagueOral
FAVMason, MichaellobbyistProvidence Strategies LLCWritten (PDF)
FAVJackson, MichaelSenate of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVJackson, MichaelSenate of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVJames, JeannineTown Of La PlataOral
FAVZiedelis, DaveVisit FrederickWritten (PDF)
FAVHeinz, WesleyWestern Maryland Scenic RailroadOral + Written (PDF)
FAVFlanigan, RobertWestern Maryland Scenic Railroad Development CorporationWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Jackson, Senator JacksonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Jackson, Senator JacksonlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Jackson, Senator JacksonlegislatorIndividualOral
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFSirkel, RobinIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMason, MichaelProvidence Strategies LLCRegistered for: AIA Maryland; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Experience Prince George's; Kaiser Permanente