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State Property Tax - Transportation Funding (Transportation Funding Act of 2025)

Sponsor: Sheila Ruth (District 44B)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - PropertyStatus: Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Ways and Means) (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring the Governor, after consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, to submit each year to the Board of Public Works and the General Assembly a proposal for a State property tax to support transportation projects and programs; requiring, on or before February 15 each year, the Board of Public Works to approve, reject, or modify the proposed State property tax; imposing a State property tax at the rates and on the classes and subclasses of property that the Board of Public Works approves; etc.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 3FavorableUNF 9Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVHudson, LeeDelaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAPosition only
FAVDelegate Ruth, Delegate RuthlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVRuth, SIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFGraf, LorilobbyistMaryland Building Industry AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFPipkin, MatthewlobbyistMaryland Multi-Housing AssociationWritten (PDF)
UNFMcGee, ChristalobbyistMaryland RealtorsWritten (PDF)
UNFBallentine, TomNAIOP MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
UNFLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
UNFMeyerovich, MarkIndividualPosition only
UNFSybert, ChristineIndividualPosition only
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only
UNFWilliams, PeggyIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
UNFPipkin, MatthewMaryland Multi-Housing AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Multi-Housing Association
UNFMcGee, ChristaMaryland RealtorsRegistered for: Maryland REALTORS; Maryland Association of Realtors