Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB50 Compare Versions

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3	3		EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW.
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5		-	Underlining indicates amendments to bill.
6		-	Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by
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10	7		SENATE BILL 50
11	8		L2 5lr0735
12		-	(PRE–FILED) ~~CF HB 469~~
13		-	By: Senator Simonaire ~~Senators Simonaire, Gile, Henson, Lam, and Rosapepe~~
	9	+	(PRE–FILED)
	10	+	By: Senator Simonaire
14	11		Requested: September 2, 2024
15	12		Introduced and read first time: January 8, 2025
16	13		Assigned to: Education, Energy, and the Environment
17		-	Committee Report: Favorable with amendments
18		-	Senate action: Adopted
19		-	Read second time: February 9, 2025
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21		-	~~CHAPTER ______~~
	15	+	A BILL ENTITLED
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23	17		AN ACT concerning 1
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25	19		Local Government – Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and 2
26	20		Visitors Bureau Designation 3
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28	22		FOR the purpose of altering references to the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County 4
29	23		Conference and Visitors Bureau to be Visit Annapolis and Anne Arundel County, 5
30	24		Inc.; and generally relating to the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference 6
31	25		and Visitors Bureau. 7
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33	27		BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 8
34	28		Article – Local Government 9
35	29		Section 20–603(b)(4), (c)(1), and (e) 10
36	30		Annotated Code of Maryland 11
37	31		(2013 Volume and 2024 Supplement) 12
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39	33		SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 13
40	34		That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 14
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42	36		Article – Local Government 15
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44	38		20–603. 16
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46	40		(b) (4) From any revenue generated in the City of Annapolis from the hotel 17
47	41		tax, Anne Arundel County shall distribute: 18
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	43	+	(i) 3% to a special fund to be used only to provide funds to the 19
	44	+	Annapolis Art in Public Places Commission; 20
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	46	+	(ii) 3% to a special fund to be used only to provide funds to the Arts 21
	47	+	Council of Anne Arundel County, Inc.; 22
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51		-	(i) 3% to a special fund to be used only to provide funds to the 1
52		-	Annapolis Art in Public Places Commission; 2
	51	+	(iii) 17% to a special fund to be used only to provide funds to [the 1
	52	+	Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau] VISIT ANNAPOLIS 2
	53	+	AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, INC.; and 3
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54		-	(ii) 3% to a special fund to be used only to provide funds to the Arts 3
55		-	Council of Anne Arundel County, Inc.; 4
	55	+	(iv) 3% to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund established under § 4
	56	+	20.30.070 of the Code of the City of Annapolis to be used only for housing assistance 5
	57	+	payments. 6
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57		-	(iii) 17% to a special fund to be used only to provide funds to [the 5
58		-	Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau] VISIT ANNAPOLIS 6
59		-	AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, INC.; and 7
	59	+	(c) (1) From the county’s share of revenue from the hotel tax, Anne Arundel 7
	60	+	County shall distribute: 8
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61		-	(iv) 3% to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund established under § 8
62		-	20.30.070 of the Code of the City of Annapolis to be used only for housing assistance 9
63		-	payments. 10
	62	+	(i) 3% to a special fund to be used only to provide funds to the Arts 9
	63	+	Council of Anne Arundel County, Inc.; and 10
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65		-	(c) (1) From the county’s share of revenue from the hotel tax, Anne Arundel 11
66		-	County shall distribute: 12
	65	+	(ii) 17% to a special fund to be used only to provide funds to [the 11
	66	+	Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau] VISIT ANNAPOLIS 12
	67	+	AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, INC. 13
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68		-	(i) 3% to a special fund to be used only to provide funds to the Arts 13
69		-	Council of Anne Arundel County, Inc.; and 14
	69	+	(e) (1) On or before November 1 each year, the Arts Council of Anne Arundel 14
	70	+	County, Inc. and [the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors 15
	71	+	Bureau] VISIT ANNAPOLIS AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, INC. shall report on their 16
	72	+	use of hotel tax revenue during the preceding fiscal year to: 17
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71		-	(ii) 17% to a special fund to be used only to provide funds to [the 15
72		-	Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau] VISIT ANNAPOLIS 16
73		-	AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, INC. 17
	74	+	(i) the Anne Arundel County Executive; 18
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75		-	(e) (1) On or before November 1 each year, the Arts Council of Anne Arundel 18
76		-	County, Inc. and [the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors 19
77		-	Bureau] VISIT ANNAPOLIS AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, INC. shall report on their 20
78		-	use of hotel tax revenue during the preceding fiscal year to: 21
	76	+	(ii) the Mayor and City Council of the City of Annapolis; and 19
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80		-	(i) the Anne Arundel County Executive; 22
	78	+	(iii) in accordance with § 2–1257 of the State Government Article, the 20
	79	+	Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and 21
	80	+	the members of the General Assembly representing Anne Arundel County. 22
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82		-	(ii) the ~~Mayor and City Council~~ of ~~the City of Annapolis; and~~ 23
	82	+	(2) The County Auditor of Anne Arundel County: 23
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84		-	(~~iii~~) ~~in accordance with § 2–1257~~ of the ~~State Government Article,~~ the 24
85		-	~~Senate Budget~~ and ~~Taxation Committee,~~ ~~the House Committee on Ways and Means,~~ and 25
86		-	~~the members of the General Assembly representing~~ Anne Arundel County. 26
	84	+	(i) may conduct an audit of the financial records of the Arts Council 24
	85	+	of Anne Arundel County, Inc. or [the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and 25
	86	+	Visitors Bureau] VISIT ANNAPOLIS AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, INC.; and 26
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88		-	(2) The County Auditor of Anne Arundel County: 27
	88	+	(ii) shall report any audit findings under item (i) of this paragraph 27
	89	+	to the governing body of Anne Arundel County. 28
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90		-	(i) ~~may conduct an audit~~ of ~~the financial records of the Arts Council 28~~
91		-	of Anne Arundel County~~, Inc.~~ ~~or [the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and 29~~
92		-	~~Visitors Bureau]~~ ~~VISIT ANNAPOLIS AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY,~~ ~~INC.; and 30~~
	91	+	(3) (i) The City of Annapolis or Anne Arundel County may withhold 29
	92	+	from appropriation special funds dedicated to the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County 30
	93	+	under this section if the Council fails to: 31
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94		-	(ii) shall report any audit findings under item (i) of this paragraph 31
95		-	to the governing body of Anne Arundel County. 32
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99		-	(3) (i) The City of Annapolis or Anne Arundel County may withhold 1
100		-	from appropriation special funds dedicated to the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County 2
101		-	under this section if the Council fails to: 3
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103		-	1. submit the report required under paragraph (1) of this 4
104		-	subsection; or 5
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106		-	2. correct any audit findings identified under paragraph (2) 6
107		-	of this subsection. 7
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109		-	(ii) The City of Annapolis or Anne Arundel County may withhold 8
110		-	from appropriation special funds dedicated to [the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County 9
111		-	Conference and Visitors Bureau] VISIT ANNAPOLIS AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, 10
112		-	INC. under this section if [the Bureau] VISIT ANNAPOLIS AND ANNE ARUNDEL 11
113		-	COUNTY, INC. fails to: 12
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115		-	1. submit the report required under paragraph (1) of this 13
116		-	subsection; or 14
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118		-	2. correct any audit findings identified under paragraph (2) 15
119		-	of this subsection. 16
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121		-	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACT ED, That this Act shall take effect 17
122		-	October 1, 2025. 18
	95	+	1. submit the report required under paragraph (1) of this 32
	96	+	subsection; or 33 SENATE BILL 50 3
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	100	+	2. correct any audit findings identified under paragraph (2) 1
	101	+	of this subsection. 2
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127		-	Approved:
128		-	________________________________________________________________________________
129		-	Governor.
130		-	________________________________________________________________________________
131		-	President of the Senate.
132		-	________________________________________________________________________________
133		-	Speaker of the House of Delegates.
	103	+	(ii) The City of Annapolis or Anne Arundel County may withhold 3
	104	+	from appropriation special funds dedicated to [the Annapolis and Anne Arundel County 4
	105	+	Conference and Visitors Bureau] VISIT ANNAPOLIS AND ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, 5
	106	+	INC. under this section if [the Bureau] VISIT ANNAPOLIS AND ANNE ARUNDEL 6
	107	+	COUNTY, INC. fails to: 7
	108	+
	109	+	1. submit the report required under paragraph (1) of this 8
	110	+	subsection; or 9
	111	+
	112	+	2. correct any audit findings identified under paragraph (2) 10
	113	+	of this subsection. 11
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	115	+	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 12
	116	+	October 1, 2025. 13