HB 1142

Enacted

Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures

Sponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (District 20)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Local Government - GenerallyStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 17 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures to study and evaluate the revenue structure of the county and municipal governments within the State; and requiring the Task Force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the Governor and certain committees of the General Assembly by December 1, 2026.

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Testimony (46)

MGA witness list

FAV 44FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Conway, Mark	Baltimore City Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Carrington, Darrell	Carrington & Associates, LLC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Mocksten, Michael	City of Baltimore	Oral
FAV	Martorana, Julie	City of Brunswick	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benitez, Mayor Celina	City of Mount Rainier	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Benitez, Mayor Celina	City of Mount Rainier	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Nock, Mayor Todd	City of Pocomoke	Oral
FAV	Nock, Todd	City of Pocomoke City	Written (PDF)
FAV	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Searcy, Talisha	City of Takoma Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cephas, Sputty	Commission President City of Cambridge	Oral
FAV	KABIR, FAZLUL	Council member, City of College Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bailey, Owen	Eastern Shore Land Conservancy	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Kinnally, Kevin	Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schumitz, Kalilobbyist	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Maryland House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Maryland House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fiore, Justin	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Michael	Maryland Municipal League	Oral
FAV	O'Connor, Michael	Maryland Municipal League	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Michael	Maryland Municipal League	Oral
FAV	Johnson, Seanlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Seanlobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Themelis, Nina	Mayor's Office of Government Relations	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cephas Bey, Lajan	Mayor-City of Cambridge	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	hushour, larry	Municipal govt.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lucchi, Leonardlobbyist	O'Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A.	Written (PDF)
FAV	James, Jeannine	Town Of La Plata	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferies, Ray	Town of Bladensburg	Written (PDF)
FAV	Willets, Cathy	Town of Emmitsburg	Written (PDF)
FAV	Costello, Dia	Town of Glen Echo	Written (PDF)
FAV	Inyang, Ifiok	Town of Riverdale Park	Written (PDF)
FAV	Compton, John	Town of Washington Grove	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Wilkins, Delegate Wilkinslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Delegate Wilkins, Delegate Wilkinslegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Green, Sara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Green, Sara	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Krone, Christinelobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nicewarner, SCOTT	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Croslin, Robert	The City of Hyattsville	Written (PDF)
INFO	Dudzic, Matthew	Office of the Comptroller	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Baltimore City CouncilFAV 1

Carrington & Associates, LLCFAV 1

City of BaltimoreFAV 1

City of BrunswickFAV 1

City of Mount RainierFAV 2

City of PocomokeFAV 1

City of Pocomoke CityFAV 1

City of Takoma ParkFAV 2

Commission President City of CambridgeFAV 1

Council member, City of College ParkFAV 1

Eastern Shore Land ConservancyFAV 1

Maryland Association of Counties (MACo)FAV 2

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland House of DelegatesFAV 2

Maryland Municipal LeagueFAV 4

Maryland State Education AssociationFAV 2

Mayor-City of CambridgeFAV 1

Mayor's Office of Government RelationsFAV 2

Municipal govt.FAV 1

O'Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A.FAV 1

Office of the ComptrollerINFO 1

The City of HyattsvilleFWA 1

Town of BladensburgFAV 1

Town of EmmitsburgFAV 1

Town of Glen EchoFAV 1

Town Of La PlataFAV 1

Town of Riverdale ParkFAV 1

Town of Washington GroveFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy

FAVJohnson, SeanMaryland State Education AssociationRegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

FAVLucchi, LeonardO'Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A.Registered for: 1199 SEIU; Arc of Prince George's County, The; Baltimore-Washington Conference of the United Methodist Church; Bowie Baysox Baseball Club, LLC; City of College Park; Energy Action Fund…

FAVHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…

FAVKrone, ChristineRegistered for: American Coatings Association; Baltimore Gas and Electric Company; City of Rockville; Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, The, LLC (dba The Coordinating Center); Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work, Inc.; LifeSpan Network…