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Income Tax and Sales and Use Tax - Rate Reductions and Alterations

Sponsor: Christopher Eric Bouchat (District 5)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: Hearing 2/05 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the State individual and corporate income tax rates; increasing, from 2% to 3%, the income tax rate imposed on the net capital gains attributable to certain sources of income; exempting from the income tax on net capital gains the first $10,000 in net capital gains of an individual who is at least 65 years old; reducing, from 6% to 3%, the sales and use tax rate; reducing, from 9% to 3%, the sales and use tax rate on alcohol and cannabis sales; repealing the sales and use tax on the sale of certain technology services; etc.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 2UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVPrice, SarahlobbyistMaryland Retailers AllianceWritten (PDF)
FAVDelegate Bouchat, Delegate BouchatlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVHardesty, AmyIndividualPosition only
FAVLang, AlanIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVRosa, RichardIndividualPosition only
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only
UNFHawkins, GiavanteMSATPWritten (PDF)
UNFMeyer, ChristopherlobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FWACarr, Warren (Rusty)IndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOPhillips, DanaDepartment of Budget and ManagementWritten (PDF)
INFODudzic, MatthewOffice of the ComptrollerWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
UNFMeyer, ChristopherMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy