Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1008 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDE D TO EXISTING LAW .
4	4	[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.
5	5	hb1008
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1008
8	8	Q5, R6 5lr1866
9	9	SB 331/20 – B&T CF SB 557
10	10	By: Delegates Buckel, Adams, Arentz, Arikan, Baker, Beauchamp, Bouchat,
11	11	Chisholm, Ciliberti, Ghrist, Grammer, Griffith, Hartman, Hinebaugh,
12	12	Hornberger, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Kipke, R. Long, Mangione, McComas,
13	13	Miller, M. Morgan, T. Morgan, Nawrocki, Otto, Pippy, Reilly, Rose, Schmidt,
14	14	Stonko, Szeliga, Tomlinson, Valentine, and Wivell
15	15	Introduced and read first time: January 31, 2025
16	16	Assigned to: Ways and Means and Environment and Transportation
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18	18	A BILL ENTITLED
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20	20	AN ACT concerning 1
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22	22	Vehicle–Miles–Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices – Prohibition 2
23	23	(Transportation Freedom Act of 2025) 3
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25	25	FOR the purpose of prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a 4
26	26	vehicle–miles–traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; prohibiting 5
27	27	the State or a local jurisdiction from requiring the installation of a device in or on a 6
28	28	privately owned vehicle to facilitate the reporting of vehicle miles traveled; and 7
29	29	generally relating to a prohibition against a vehicle–miles–traveled tax and 8
30	30	associated mandated devices. 9
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32	32	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
33	33	Article – Tax – General 11
34	34	Section 9–205 12
35	35	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
36	36	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
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38	38	BY adding to 15
39	39	Article – Tax – General 16
40	40	Section 9–401 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 4. Vehicle–Miles–Traveled 17
41	41	Tax – Prohibited” 18
42	42	Annotated Code of Maryland 19
43	43	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20
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45	45	BY adding to 21
46	46	Article – Transportation 22
47	47	Section 22–107 23
48	48	Annotated Code of Maryland 24 2 HOUSE BILL 1008
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51	51	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 1
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53	53	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MAR YLAND, 2
54	54	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 3
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56	56	Article – Tax – General 4
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58	58	9–205. 5
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60	60	(a) (1) The Comptroller may enter into reciprocal agreements on behalf of this 6
61	61	State, with the duly authorized representatives of any other state, that provide for: 7
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63	63	(i) fuel tax registration of vehicles by motor carriers; 8
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65	65	(ii) establishment of periodic fuel use reporting and fuel use tax 9
66	66	payment requirements by motor carriers; and 10
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68	68	(iii) disbursement of money that is collected by the Comptroller and 11
69	69	is due to other states based on: 12
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71	71	1. mileage travelled and fuel used in those states; and 13
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73	73	2. the respective registration fees of those states. 14
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75	75	(2) The Comptroller may not enter into any reciprocal agreement that 15
76	76	would affect: 16
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78	78	(i) this State’s motor carrier tax rate; or 17
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80	80	(ii) this State’s registration fee for motor carriers. 18
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82	82	(b) In exercising the authority granted under subsection (a) of this section, the 19
83	83	Comptroller is expressly authorized to: 20
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85	85	(1) enter into regional or national fuel use tax agreements; 21
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87	87	(2) become a member of any regional or national conference, group, 22
88	88	compact, or similar organization of motor carrier fuel use tax administrators; and 23
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90	90	(3) enforce the provisions set forth in any regional or national fuel use tax 24
91	91	agreements. 25
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93	93	(c) The agreement provisions shall apply to the fuel use taxation, registration, 26
94	94	and reporting requirements of motor carriers subject to the provisions of the agreement 27
95	95	without reference to or application of any other statutes of this State. 28
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97	97	SUBTITLE 4. VEHICLE–MILES–TRAVELED TAX – PROHIBITED. 29 HOUSE BILL 1008 3
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101	101	9–401. 1
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103	103	(A) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE STATE OR A LOCAL 2
104	104	JURISDICTION MAY NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECT LY, INCLUDING THROUGH A 3
105	105	THIRD–PARTY AGREEMENT OR A S PART OF A PILOT PR OGRAM OR STUDY , IMPOSE OR 4
106	106	LEVY: 5
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108	108	(1) A VEHICLE–MILES–TRAVELED TAX ; 6
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110	110	(2) A MILEAGE–BASED USER FEE ; 7
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112	112	(3) A TOLL BASED ON GLOB AL POSITIONING SATEL LITE TRACKING ; 8
113	113	OR 9
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115	115	(4) ANY OTHER SIMILAR FO RM OF TAX. 10
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117	117	(B) NOTHING IN THIS SECTI ON SHALL BE CONSTRUE D TO PROHIBIT THE 11
118	118	COMPTROLLE R FROM ENTERING INTO AND THE STATE FROM ENFORCING AN 12
119	119	AGREEMENT IN ACCORDA NCE WITH § 9–205 OF THIS TITLE. 13
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121	121	Article – Transportation 14
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123	123	22–107. 15
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125	125	THE STATE OR A LOCAL JURI SDICTION MAY NOT REQ UIRE THE INSTALLATIO N 16
126	126	OF A DEVICE IN OR ON A PRIVATELY OWNED VE HICLE TO FACILITATE THE 17
127	127	REPORTING OF THE NUM BER OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED. 18
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129	129	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 19
130	130	October 1, 2025. 20
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