Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland House Bill HB1508 Compare Versions

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3	3	EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MATTER ADDE D TO EXISTING LAW .
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5	5	hb1508
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7	7	HOUSE BILL 1508
8	8	Q8 5lr3578
9	9	CF 5lr3579
10	10	By: Delegate Wells (By Request – Baltimore City Administration)
11	11	Introduced and read first time: February 14, 2025
12	12	Assigned to: Rules and Executive Nominations
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14	14	A BILL ENTITLED
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16	16	AN ACT concerning 1
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18	18	Baltimore City – Sales Tax – Authorization 2
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20	20	FOR the purpose of authorizing the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore City to impose, 3
21	21	by law, a tax on retail sales in the City of Baltimore, subject to certain limitations; 4
22	22	and generally relating to authority for Baltimore City to impose a tax on retail sales 5
23	23	in the City of Baltimore. 6
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25	25	BY adding to 7
26	26	Article – Tax – General 8
27	27	Section 2–1302.5 and 11–104(l) 9
28	28	Annotated Code of Maryland 10
29	29	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 11
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31	31	BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12
32	32	Article – Tax – General 13
33	33	Section 2–1303 and 11–102(c) 14
34	34	Annotated Code of Maryland 15
35	35	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 16
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37	37	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACT ED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17
38	38	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18
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40	40	Article – Tax – General 19
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42	42	2–1302.5. 20
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44	44	AFTER MAKING THE DIST RIBUTIONS REQUIRED U NDER §§ 2–1301 THROUGH 21
45	45	2–1302.4 OF THIS SUBTITLE , THE COMPTROLLER SHALL DIS TRIBUTE THE SALES 22
46	46	TAX COLLECTED UNDER § 11–102(C)(3) OF THIS ARTICLE TO T HE CITY OF 23
47	47	BALTIMORE. 24 2 HOUSE BILL 1508
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51	51	2–1303. 1
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53	53	After making the distributions required under §§ 2–1301 through [2–1302.4] 2
54	54	2–1302.5 of this subtitle, the Comptroller shall pay: 3
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56	56	(1) revenues from the hotel surcharge into the Dorchester County 4
57	57	Economic Development Fund established under § 10–130 of the Economic Development 5
58	58	Article; 6
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60	60	(2) to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Fund established under § 5–206 7
61	61	of the Education Article, the following percentage of the remaining sales and use tax 8
62	62	revenues: 9
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64	64	(i) for fiscal year 2023, 9.2%; 10
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66	66	(ii) for fiscal year 2024, 11.0%; 11
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68	68	(iii) for fiscal year 2025, 11.3%; 12
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70	70	(iv) for fiscal year 2026, 11.7%; and 13
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72	72	(v) for fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter, 12.1%; and 14
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74	74	(3) the remaining sales and use tax revenue into the General Fund of the 15
75	75	State. 16
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77	77	11–102. 17
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79	79	(c) (1) A county, municipal corporation, special taxing district, or other 18
80	80	political subdivision of the State may not impose any retail sales or use tax except: 19
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82	82	(i) a sales tax or use tax that was in effect on January 1, 1971; 20
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84	84	(ii) a tax on the sale or use of: 21
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86	86	1. fuels; 22
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88	88	2. utilities; 23
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90	90	3. space rentals; or 24
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92	92	4. any controlled dangerous substance, as defined in § 5–101 25
93	93	of the Criminal Law Article, unless the sale is made by a person who registers under and 26
94	94	complies with Title 5, Subtitle 3 of the Criminal Law Article; [or] 27
95	95	HOUSE BILL 1508 3
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98	98	(iii) a tax imposed by a code county on the sale or use of food and 1
99	99	beverages authorized under § 20–602 of the Local Government Article; OR 2
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101	101	(IV) A TAX IMPOSED IN ACC ORDANCE WITH PARAGRA PH (3) OF 3
102	102	THIS SUBSECTION . 4
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104	104	(2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection may not be construed as conferring 5
105	105	authority to impose a sales and use tax. 6
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107	107	(3) (I) SUBJECT TO THE LIMITA TIONS OF THIS PARAGR APH, THE 7
108	108	MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY MAY IMPOSE, BY LAW, A SALES TAX 8
109	109	ON RETAIL SALES OF T ANGIBLE PERSONAL PRO PERTY AND TAXABLE SE RVICES IN 9
110	110	THE CITY OF BALTIMORE. 10
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112	112	(II) THE SALES TAX IMPOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 11
113	113	SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH : 12
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115	115	1. IS SUBJECT TO THE SC OPE AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS 13
116	116	TITLE; AND 14
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118	118	2. SHALL BE COLLECTED A ND ADMINISTERED IN T HE 15
119	119	SAME MANNER AS THE STATE SALES AND USE T AX IMPOSED UNDER THIS T ITLE. 16
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121	121	(III) THE RATE OF THE SALES TAX IMPOSED IN ACCOR DANCE 17
122	122	WITH SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS PARAGRAPH MA Y NOT EXCEED 2% OF THE 18
123	123	TAXABLE PRICE OF THE TANGIBLE PERSONAL PR OPERTY OR TAXABLE SE RVICE. 19
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125	125	(IV) BALTIMORE CITY SHALL GIVE THE COMPTROLLER NOTICE 20
126	126	OF THE IMPOSITION OF A SALES TAX UNDER TH IS PARAGRAPH AND NOT ICE OF ANY 21
127	127	ALTERATION OF THE RA TE OF THE SALES TAX AT LEAST 6 MONTHS BEFORE ITS 22
128	128	EFFECTIVE DATE . 23
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130	130	11–104. 24
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132	132	(L) (1) THE SALES TAX RATE FO R A RETAIL SALE OF T ANGIBLE PERSONAL 25
133	133	PROPERTY OR A TAXABLE SERVICE IN THE CITY OF BALTIMORE IS, SUBJECT TO THE 26
134	134	LIMITATIONS OF § 11–102(C) OF THIS SUBTITLE , THE RATE SPECIFIED I N LAW BY 27
135	135	THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY. 28
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137	137	(2) THE SALES TAX RATE DE SCRIBED UNDER PARAGR APH (1) OF THIS 29
138	138	SUBSECTION IS IN ADD ITION TO THE RATES O THERWISE SPECIFIED U NDER THIS 30
139	139	SECTION. 31
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143	143	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 1
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