HB 729 — Sales and Use Tax - Precious Metal Bullion or Coins - Exemption
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-02-02
Altering the definition of "precious metal bullion or coins" for purposes of eligibility for an exemption from the sales and use tax for the sale of precious metal bullion or coins; and expanding the exemption by repealing requirements that the sale price exceed $1,000 and the sale occur at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 2/19 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (6)
- Robin L. Grammer (R, MD-6) — sponsor · 2026-02-02
- Lauren Arikan (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Brian Chisholm (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Mark N. Fisher (R, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Ryan Nawrocki (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
- Kathy Szeliga (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-02-02
Action timeline (2)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
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referred to committee (1)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
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| — | → | House ways and means | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robin L. Grammer (R, state_lower MD-6) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Brian Chisholm (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Kathy Szeliga (R, state_lower MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Lauren Arikan (R, state_lower MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Mark N. Fisher (R, state_lower MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Ryan Nawrocki (R, state_lower MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
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Predicted vote
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0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House ways and means · md-leg