SB 9 — Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-14
Establishing, beginning in calendar year 2026, November 11 as a tax-free day each year during which an exemption from the sales and use tax is provided for sales to certain veterans if the taxable price of the item for sale is less than $2,000; authorizing the Comptroller, in the Comptroller's sole discretion, to suspend the tax-free day; and requiring an individual, in order to qualify for the exemption, to provide to the vendor evidence of eligibility for the exemption.
Latest action: — In the House - Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
Sponsors (19)
- Benjamin Brooks (D, MD-10) — sponsor · 2026-01-14
- Mary Beth Carozza (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Paul D. Corderman (R, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Dawn Gile (D, MD-33) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Katie Fry Hester (D, MD-9) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Mike McKay (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Justin Ready (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Johnny Ray Salling (R, MD-6) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Malcolm Augustine (D, MD-47) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Jack Bailey (R, MD-29) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Guy Guzzone (D, MD-13) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Shelly Hettleman (D, MD-11) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- J.B. Jennings (R, MD-7) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Nancy J. King (D, MD-39) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Karen Lewis Young (D, MD-3) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Cory V. McCray (D, MD-45) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Jim Rosapepe (D, MD-21) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Craig J. Zucker (D, MD-14) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
- Bryan W. Simonaire (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-14
Action timeline (7)
- · senate — First Reading
- · senate — Hearing — Budget and Taxation
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | House ways and means | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | Senate budget and taxation | — | 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 | Benjamin Brooks (D, state_upper MD-10) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Bryan W. Simonaire (R, state_upper MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Cory V. McCray (D, state_upper MD-45) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Craig J. Zucker (D, state_upper MD-14) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Dawn Gile (D, state_upper MD-33) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Guy Guzzone (D, state_upper MD-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | J.B. Jennings (R, state_upper MD-7) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jack Bailey (R, state_upper MD-29) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jim Rosapepe (D, state_upper MD-21) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Johnny Ray Salling (R, state_upper MD-6) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Justin Ready (R, state_upper MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Karen Lewis Young (D, state_upper MD-3) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Katie Fry Hester (D, state_upper MD-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Malcolm Augustine (D, state_upper MD-47) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Mary Beth Carozza (R, state_upper MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Mike McKay (R, state_upper MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Nancy J. King (D, state_upper MD-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Paul D. Corderman (R, state_upper MD-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Shelly Hettleman (D, state_upper MD-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
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
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate budget and taxation · md-leg