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Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day

Sponsor: Benjamin Brooks (District 10)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - Sales and UseStatus: Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing, beginning in calendar year 2026, November 11 as a tax-free day each year during which an exemption from the sales and use tax is provided for sales to certain veterans if the taxable price of the item for sale is less than $2,000; authorizing the Comptroller, in the Comptroller's sole discretion, to suspend the tax-free day; and requiring an individual, in order to qualify for the exemption, to provide to the vendor evidence of eligibility for the exemption.

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Testimony (19)

MGA witness list
FAV 19Favorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVArias, DianelobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVArias, DianelobbyistMaryland Catholic ConferenceWritten (PDF)
FAVNash, LynnlobbyistMaryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health ServicesWritten (PDF)
FAVNash, LynnlobbyistMaryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health ServicesWritten (PDF)
FAVlocklair, caileylobbyistMaryland Retailers AssociationWritten (PDF)
FAVBrooks, BenjaminMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVBrooks, BenjaminMaryland State SenateWritten (PDF)
FAVDavis, DereckMaryland State TreasurerWritten (PDF)
FAVDavis, DereckMaryland State TreasurerPosition only
FAVNathanson, MarthaOwings Mills Corporate RoundtableWritten (PDF)
FAVWieland, TomRitchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.Written (PDF)
FAVWieland, TomRitchie Pharmacy , Brooklyn Park, Md.Written (PDF)
FAVSpiegel, JaysonSelfWritten (PDF)
FAVLang, AlanIndividualPosition only
FAVRandall, AlbertIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Brooks, Senator BrookslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Brooks, Senator BrookslegislatorIndividualOral
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVTibbals, TrudyIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVArias, DianeMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference
FAVNash, LynnMaryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health ServicesRegistered for: Maryland Military Coalition
FAVNash, LynnMaryland Military Coalition / Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S. Public Health ServicesRegistered for: Maryland Military Coalition
FAVlocklair, caileyMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association