Maryland 2025 Regular Session

Maryland Senate Bill SB557 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.
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7	7	SENATE BILL 557
8	8	Q5, R6 5lr3115
9	9	SB 331/20 – B&T CF 5lr1866
10	10	By: Senators Ready, Bailey, Carozza, Corderman, Gallion, Folden, Hershey,
11	11	Jennings, and McKay
12	12	Introduced and read first time: January 23, 2025
13	13	Assigned to: Budget and Taxation
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15	15	A BILL ENTITLED
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17	17	AN ACT concerning 1
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19	19	Vehicle–Miles–Traveled Tax and Associated Mandated Devices – Prohibition 2
20	20	(Transportation Freedom Act of 2025) 3
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22	22	FOR the purpose of prohibiting the State or a local jurisdiction from imposing or levying a 4
23	23	vehicle–miles–traveled tax or certain other similar fees, tolls, or taxes; prohibiting 5
24	24	the State or a local jurisdiction from requiring the installation of a device in or on a 6
25	25	privately owned vehicle to facilitate the reporting of vehicle miles traveled; and 7
26	26	generally relating to a prohibition against a vehicle–miles–traveled tax and 8
27	27	associated mandated devices. 9
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29	29	BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 10
30	30	Article – Tax – General 11
31	31	Section 9–205 12
32	32	Annotated Code of Maryland 13
33	33	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 14
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35	35	BY adding to 15
36	36	Article – Tax – General 16
37	37	Section 9–401 to be under the new subtitle “Subtitle 4. Vehicle–Miles–Traveled 17
38	38	Tax – Prohibited” 18
39	39	Annotated Code of Maryland 19
40	40	(2022 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 20
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42	42	BY adding to 21
43	43	Article – Transportation 22
44	44	Section 22–107 23
45	45	Annotated Code of Maryland 24
46	46	(2020 Replacement Volume and 2024 Supplement) 25
47	47	2 SENATE BILL 557
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50	50	SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 1
51	51	That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 2
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53	53	Article – Tax – General 3
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55	55	9–205. 4
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57	57	(a) (1) The Comptroller may enter into reciprocal agreements on behalf of this 5
58	58	State, with the duly authorized representatives of any other state, that provide for: 6
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60	60	(i) fuel tax registration of vehicles by motor carriers; 7
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62	62	(ii) establishment of periodic fuel use reporting and fuel use tax 8
63	63	payment requirements by motor carriers; and 9
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65	65	(iii) disbursement of money that is collected by the Comptroller and 10
66	66	is due to other states based on: 11
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68	68	1. mileage travelled and fuel used in those states; and 12
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70	70	2. the respective registration fees of those states. 13
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72	72	(2) The Comptroller may not enter into any reciprocal agreement that 14
73	73	would affect: 15
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75	75	(i) this State’s motor carrier tax rate; or 16
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77	77	(ii) this State’s registration fee for motor carriers. 17
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79	79	(b) In exercising the authority granted under subsection (a) of this section, the 18
80	80	Comptroller is expressly authorized to: 19
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82	82	(1) enter into regional or national fuel use tax agreements; 20
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84	84	(2) become a member of any regional or national conference, group, 21
85	85	compact, or similar organization of motor carrier fuel use tax administrators; and 22
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87	87	(3) enforce the provisions set forth in any regional or national fuel use tax 23
88	88	agreements. 24
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90	90	(c) The agreement provisions shall apply to the fuel use taxation, registration, 25
91	91	and reporting requirements of motor carriers subject to the provisions of the agreement 26
92	92	without reference to or application of any other statutes of this State. 27
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94	94	SUBTITLE 4. VEHICLE–MILES–TRAVELED TAX – PROHIBITED. 28
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96	96	9–401. 29 SENATE BILL 557 3
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100	100	(A) SUBJECT TO SUBSECTION (B) OF THIS SECTION, THE STATE OR A LOCAL 1
101	101	JURISDICTION MAY NOT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECT LY, INCLUDING THROUGH A 2
102	102	THIRD–PARTY AGREEMENT OR A S PART OF A PILOT PR OGRAM OR STUDY , IMPOSE OR 3
103	103	LEVY: 4
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105	105	(1) A VEHICLE–MILES–TRAVELED TAX ; 5
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107	107	(2) A MILEAGE–BASED USER FEE ; 6
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109	109	(3) A TOLL BASED ON GLOB AL POSITIONING SATEL LITE TRACKING ; 7
110	110	OR 8
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112	112	(4) ANY OTHER SIMILAR FO RM OF TAX. 9
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114	114	(B) NOTHING IN THIS SECTI ON SHALL BE CONSTRUE D TO PROHIBIT THE 10
115	115	COMPTROLLER FROM ENTERING INTO A ND THE STATE FROM ENFORCING AN 11
116	116	AGREEMENT IN ACCORDA NCE WITH § 9–205 OF THIS TITLE. 12
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118	118	Article – Transportation 13
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120	120	22–107. 14
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122	122	THE STATE OR A LOCAL JURI SDICTION MAY NOT REQ UIRE THE INSTALLATIO N 15
123	123	OF A DEVICE IN OR ON A PRIVATELY OWNED VE HICLE TO FACILITATE THE 16
124	124	REPORTING OF THE NUM BER OF VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED. 17
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126	126	SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 18
127	127	October 1, 2025. 19
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