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HB 216

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Electric Vehicles - Repeal of Excise Tax Credit and Establishment of Rebate Program

Sponsor: David Fraser-Hidalgo (District 15)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Taxes - TransportationStatus: Hearing 2/06 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing the electric vehicle excise tax credit; establishing the Electric Vehicle Rebate Program; requiring the Motor Vehicle Administration to establish a website to administer the program; requiring a participating dealer to provide a rebate in the form of a reduction of the vehicle's purchase price equal to the full amount of the rebate for which the vehicle purchased is eligible at the time the eligible vehicle is purchased; requiring the Administration to reimburse a dealer for rebates provided by the dealer; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVAshton, MoniqueCity of RockvilleWritten (PDF)
FAVStewart, FrancesElders Climate Action MarylandPosition only
FAVBartolomeo, KathleenGCAN, MCRTPosition only
FAVKitzmiller, J PeterMaryland Automobile Dealers AssocationOral
FAVBaker, Jeremy DMaryland Department of the EnvironmentWritten (PDF)
FAVFahrig, LandonMaryland Energy AdministrationWritten (PDF)
FAVFitzgerald, GarrettMontgomery County Department of Environmental ProtectionWritten (PDF)
FAVJohansen, MichaellobbyistRWLOral
FAVCzajka, MarkIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Fraser-Hidalgo, Delegate Fraser-HidalgolegislatorIndividualOral
FAVFraser-Hidalgo, DavidIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVVerchinski, PaulIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVWilson, ScottIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFSakata, MichaelMTBMAWritten (PDF)
UNFMauer, WilliamIndividualPosition only
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
UNFTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
FWAFisher, JoshualobbyistAlliance for Automotive InnovationWritten (PDF)
FWAKerr, CaitIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOHarris, Mrs.IndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVJohansen, MichaelRWLRegistered for: 1/ST Racing MD LLC; ASC Engineered Solutions; Access Holdings Management Company, LLC; Alterwood Health, Inc.; Ashley, Inc.; Baltimore Streetcar Museum
FWAFisher, JoshuaAlliance for Automotive InnovationRegistered for: Alliance for Automotive Innovation