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 listFAV 13FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Gilmore , Deniselobbyist | AFSCME Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fitzwater, Jessica | Frederick County Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schumitz, Kalilobbyist | Maryland Center on Economic Policy | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist | Maryland State Education Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Elrich, Marc | Mo. Co. Executive | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Butler, TJ | NIA | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kickenson, Jerry | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Rosapepe, Senator Rosapepelegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Soreng, Nancy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Ballentine, Tom | NAIOP Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Hunt, Ethan | Anne Arundel County | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Pittman, Steuart | Anne Arundel County Executive | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
AFSCME MarylandFAV 1
Anne Arundel CountyFWA 1
Mo. Co. ExecutiveFAV 1
NAIOP MarylandUNF 1
NIAFAV 1
YearFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
FAVZwerling, SamanthaMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association
