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SB 70

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County Income Tax - Rate and Income Brackets - Alterations

Sponsor: Jim Rosapepe (District 21)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: Hearing 1/15 at 10:30 a.m. (as of Dec 1, 2025)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering, subject to certain limitations, the maximum tax rate that a county may impose on an individual's Maryland taxable income; limiting the number of brackets that a county that imposes the county income tax on a bracket basis may set; and requiring a county that imposes the county income tax on a bracket basis to use certain income bracket thresholds; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.

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Testimony (0)

MGA witness list
FAV 13FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGilmore , DeniselobbyistAFSCME MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVFitzwater, JessicaFrederick County ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVKinnally, KevinMaryland Association of Counties (MACo)Oral + Written (PDF)
FAVSchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionWritten (PDF)
FAVZwerling, SamanthalobbyistMaryland State Education AssociationOral + Written (PDF)
FAVThemelis, NinaMayor's Office of Government RelationsWritten (PDF)
FAVElrich, MarcMo. Co. ExecutiveWritten (PDF)
FAVButler, TJNIAWritten (PDF)
FAVKaplowitz, Richard KAPYearWritten (PDF)
FAVKickenson, JerryIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSenator Rosapepe, Senator RosapepelegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSoreng, NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFBallentine, TomNAIOP MarylandWritten (PDF)
FWAHunt, EthanAnne Arundel CountyOral + Written (PDF)
FWAPittman, SteuartAnne Arundel County ExecutiveOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGilmore , DeniseAFSCME MarylandRegistered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3
FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
FAVZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association