Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) [HB-1428]
Imposing an excise tax on the acquisition and excess ownership of certain single-family residences in the State by certain entities; authorizing a person who offers for sale to a third party improved single-family residential real property, for the first 30 days, to accept an offer to purchase the property made only by an individual, a community development organization, a nonprofit organization, or a real estate enterprise that owns an interest in less than 3% of all residential real property in the county; etc.
HB-1428: Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Rep. Marlon Amprey
First Reading Environment And Transportation And Ways And Means on 02/07/2025
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Losses From Theft or Fraud [HB-1390]
Allowing, subject to certain limitations, a subtraction modification under the Maryland income tax for certain personal casualty losses, meaning loss of property not connected with a trade or business or a transaction entered into for profit if the loss arises from theft or a fraud scheme; and applying the Act to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
HB-1390: Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Losses From Theft or Fraud
Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Vogel
First Reading Ways And Means on 02/07/2025
Maryland Department of Health and Department of Human Services – Public Benefits – Prevention of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse [HB-1402]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Health and the Department of Human Services to enter into certain data-sharing agreements with certain agencies to conduct certain reviews related to eligibility for and use of certain public benefits; requiring the Maryland Department of Health to seek approval for a certain waiver to impose a certain lockout period on certain individuals who fail to report a change in eligibility for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program; etc.
HB-1402: Maryland Department of Health and Department of Human Services – Public Benefits – Prevention of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse
Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Grammer
Hearing 3/04 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/21/2025
Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax Collection by Comptroller [HB-1103]
Requiring certain accommodations intermediaries to collect and remit the hotel rental tax to the Comptroller rather than to each county; providing for the administration of the hotel rental tax by the Comptroller; providing that certain provisions of State law prevail over certain local laws or agreements related to the hotel rental tax; repealing the authority of certain counties to provide for certain exemptions from the hotel rental tax; etc.
HB-1103: Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax Collection by Comptroller
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Hearing Canceled on 02/07/2025
Data Brokers - Registry and Gross Income Tax (Building Information Guardrails Data Act of 2025) [HB-1089]
Establishing the Privacy Protection and Enforcement Unit within the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General; establishing a data broker registry; requiring certain data brokers to register each year with the Comptroller; imposing a tax on the gross income of certain data brokers for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026; requiring the revenue from the data broker tax be used by Maryland Public Television to provide digital literacy support to students in kindergarten through 12th grade; etc.
HB-1089: Data Brokers - Registry and Gross Income Tax (Building Information Guardrails Data Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Solomon
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/06/2025
Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax Collection by Comptroller [SB-979]
Requiring certain accommodations intermediaries to collect and remit the hotel rental tax to the Comptroller rather than to each county; providing for the administration of the hotel rental tax by the Comptroller; providing that certain provisions of State law prevail over certain local laws or agreements related to the hotel rental tax; repealing the authority of certain counties to provide for certain exemptions from the hotel rental tax; etc.
SB-979: Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax Collection by Comptroller
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 [SB-859]
Altering a certain limit on the unified credit used for determining the estate tax for decedents dying on or after a certain date; altering a certain limitation on the amount of the estate tax for decedents dying on or after a certain date; altering the definition of "qualified child" for purposes of a certain credit against the State income tax for certain dependent children; imposing a certain business transportation fee on certain taxable income of corporations and pass-through entities for certain taxable years; etc.
SB-859: Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund - Establishment [SB-963]
Establishing the Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund to provide for the care, preservation, maintenance, and restoration of abandoned and neglected cemeteries in the State; authorizing the Governor to include in the budget bill an appropriation of $250,000 to the Fund; and requiring an annual report by September 30 to the General Assembly on the donations to the Fund, promotional efforts undertaken with money from the Fund, and a detailed accounting of the use of the Fund.
SB-963: Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund - Establishment
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Mautz
Hearing 3/25 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 03/15/2025
Data Brokers - Registry and Gross Income Tax (Building Information Guardrails Data Act of 2025) [SB-904]
Establishing the Privacy Protection and Enforcement Unit within the Division of Consumer Protection in the Office of the Attorney General; establishing a data broker registry; requiring certain data brokers to register each year with the Comptroller; and imposing a tax on the gross income of certain data brokers for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026.
SB-904: Data Brokers - Registry and Gross Income Tax (Building Information Guardrails Data Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/05/2025
Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025 [HB-1014]
Altering a certain limit on the unified credit used for determining the estate tax for decedents dying on or after January 1, 2026; altering a certain limitation on the amount of the estate tax for decedents dying on or after a certain date; altering the definition of "qualified child" for purposes of a certain credit against the State income tax for certain dependent children; imposing a certain business transportation fee on certain taxable income of corporations and pass-through entities for certain taxable years; etc.
HB-1014: Fair Share for Maryland Act of 2025
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2025
Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) [SB-582]
Authorizing a person who offers for sale to a third party improved single-family residential real property, for the first 30 days, to accept an offer to purchase the property made only by an individual, a community development organization, a nonprofit organization, or a real estate enterprise that owns an interest in less than 3% of all residential real property in the county; and altering the rate of the State transfer tax payable for an instrument of writing for a sale of certain residential real property under certain circumstances.
SB-582: Sale of Residential Property - Taxes and Offers to Purchase (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Hearing Canceled (budget And Taxation) And Hearing Canceled (judicial Proceedings) on 02/17/2025
Law Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras - Requirements [HB-669]
Authorizing a recording of a body-worn camera worn by a law enforcement officer to be used as evidence in certain proceedings; requiring a custodian to deny inspection of a recording made with the use of a body-worn camera used by a law enforcement officer, subject to certain exceptions; establishing minimum requirements for a body-worn camera policy for a law enforcement agency and the model policy created by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission; etc.
HB-669: Law Enforcement Officers - Body-Worn Cameras - Requirements
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicole Williams
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2025
Excess Ownership of Single-Family Residences Excise Tax (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025) [SB-510]
Imposing an excise tax on the acquisition and excess ownership of certain single-family residences in the State by certain entities; providing for the calculation, collection, and distribution of the excise tax; establishing the Down Payment and Settlement Expense Loan Program Fund which may be used only to provide financing for down payment and settlement expenses to enable eligible homebuyers to purchase homes; etc.
SB-510: Excess Ownership of Single-Family Residences Excise Tax (End Hedge Fund Control of Maryland Homes Act of 2025)
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/17/2025
Income Tax - Income Tax Reconciliation Program - Established (Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice-Involved Individuals Act) [HB-634]
Establishing the Income Tax Reconciliation Program in the State to allow certain justice-involved individuals to establish installment payment plans and receive a waiver of any interest and penalties that accrue for unpaid income tax due for a taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024, but before January 1, 2030; requiring the Comptroller to administer the Program; requiring the Comptroller, in collaboration with the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, to develop an awareness campaign about the Program; etc.
HB-634: Income Tax - Income Tax Reconciliation Program - Established (Maryland Fair Taxation for Justice-Involved Individuals Act)
Sponsored by: Rep. Bernice Mireku-North
Hearing 3/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/24/2025
Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund - Establishment [HB-535]
Establishing the Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund to provide for the care, preservation, maintenance, and restoration of abandoned and neglected cemeteries in the State; authorizing the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $250,000 to the fund; and requiring an annual report by September 30 to the General Assembly on the donations to the Fund and promotional efforts undertaken by money from the Fund.
HB-535: Abandoned and Neglected Cemeteries Fund - Establishment
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Third Reading Passed (139-0) on 03/17/2025
Prince George's County - Income Tax - Credit for Employers Providing Parental Engagement Leave PG 409-25 [HB-377]
Allowing employers who provide certain parental engagement leave to certain qualified employees during the taxable year a credit against the State income tax; requiring the State Department of Education, in consultation with the Comptroller, to develop and make available a certain certification form; establishing that the credit equals the qualified employee's hourly wage rate times the number of parental leave hours used by the employee during the taxable year, up to $800; and making the credit refundable under certain circumstances; etc.
HB-377: Prince George's County - Income Tax - Credit for Employers Providing Parental Engagement Leave PG 409-25
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/10/2025
Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act [HB-387]
Imposing an excise tax on certain gross receipts of certain firearms dealers derived from the sales of firearms in the State and sales of firearms to residents of the State; etc.
HB-387: Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 2/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2025
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [HB-352]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
HB-352: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Favorable With Amendments Report By Appropriations on 03/24/2025
Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025 [SB-321]
Establishing or altering certain administrative penalties; altering or repealing certain required appropriations; authorizing the use of certain funds for certain purposes; establishing certain funds; authorizing, requiring, or altering the distribution of certain revenue; altering the rates and rate brackets under the State income tax on certain income of individuals; requiring certain groups of corporations to file a combined income tax return reflecting the aggregate income tax liability of all members of the group; etc.
SB-321: Budget Reconciliation and Financing Act of 2025
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing Canceled on 02/14/2025