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Ways and Means Committee

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Chair
Delegate Vanessa E. Atterbeary
Vice Chair
Delegate Jheanelle K. Wilkins
Address
130 Taylor House Office Building
131 Taylor House Office Building
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Phone
410-841-3469
Toll-free in MD: 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3469
Contact
Email
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Staff
Stanford D. Ward, George Butler, and Alistair Johnston; Dept. of Legislative Services
Assistant to Chair: Sara Hartman
Issue Areas
State and local taxation matters, including assessments and tax credit programs
Education financing
Primary and secondary education programs
Elections
Funding of transportation programs
Lottery and horse racing
Issues relating to children, youth, and families
Further Information
Witness Guidelines and Committee FAQs
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Legislation Sponsorship Type Sort Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0006
Title
State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Department of General Services - Property Appraisal Aids - Geographic Images
Sponsor
Delegate Fair
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0017
Title
Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation
Sponsor
Delegate Atterbeary
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0023
Title
Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property
Sponsor
Delegate Fair
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0034
Title
Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day
Sponsor
Delegate Allen
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0035
Title
Economic Development - Income Tax Benefit Transfer Program - Establishment
Sponsor
Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0041
Title
Election Law - Petitions for the Formation of a New Political Party - Process
Sponsor
Chair, Ways and Means Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0044
Title
Election Law - Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections
Sponsor
Delegate Wu
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0047
Title
Sales and Use Tax - Baby Products - Exemption
Sponsor
Delegate Szeliga
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0052
Title
Election Law - Voting Age - Board of Education Elections (Your School, Your Voice Act)
Sponsor
Delegate Vogel
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0057
Title
County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Phone Use Policy - Establishment
Sponsor
Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0059
Title
Property Tax – Tax Sales – Revisions
Sponsor
Chair, Ways and Means Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0060
Title
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act)
Sponsor
Delegate Rogers
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0066
Title
Education - School Building Energy Usage - Monthly Report
Sponsor
Delegate Wu
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0067
Title
Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification
Sponsor
Delegate Long, R.
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0068
Title
Public Schools - Children Suspected of a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (Student Protection Act of 2025)
Sponsor
Delegate Mangione
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0071
Title
Education - Holocaust Education Assistance Grant Program - Established
Sponsor
Delegate Edelson
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0072
Title
Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established
Sponsor
Delegate Vogel
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0075
Title
Election Law – Special Elections
Sponsor
Chair, Ways and Means Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0086
Title
Institutions of Higher Education and Elementary and Secondary Schools - Title VI Coordinators (Remove Discrimination in Education Act)
Sponsor
Delegate Vogel
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0087
Title
Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes
Sponsor
Delegate Foley
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0090
Title
Housing and Community Development - Project Restore Program - Establishment
Sponsor
Chair, Ways and Means Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0091
Title
Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity
Sponsor
Delegate Long, R.
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0097
Title
Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds
Sponsor
Delegate Qi
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0101
Title
Property Tax - Deadline to Set County and Municipal Corporation Tax Rates - Alteration
Sponsor
Chair, Ways and Means Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0111
Title
Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees
Sponsor
Delegate Palakovich Carr
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0115
Title
Election Law - Polling Places - Establishing Voter Identity (Voter Privacy Act of 2025)
Sponsor
Delegate Long, R.
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0118
Title
Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact
Sponsor
Delegate Mireku-North
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0129
Title
State Board of Education - Membership - School Principal
Sponsor
Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0133
Title
State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Notification of Constant Yield Tax Rate - Repeal
Sponsor
Chair, Ways and Means Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0134
Title
Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts
Sponsor
Delegate Taveras
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0137
Title
Public Schools - Children Charged With a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (School Safety Act of 2025)
Sponsor
Delegate Mangione
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0147
Title
County Boards of Education - Elementary and Middle Schools - Student Technology Use Policy
Sponsor
Delegate Wu
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0149
Title
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Child Support Payments
Sponsor
Delegate Young
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0150
Title
Child Care Centers – Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement – Repeal
Sponsor
Chair, Ways and Means Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0151
Title
County Income Tax - Rate and Income Brackets - Alterations
Sponsor
Delegate Palakovich Carr
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0153
Title
Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors
Sponsor
Delegate Fair
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0156
Title
Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act)
Sponsor
Delegate Szeliga
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0160
Title
Video Lottery Operations - Campaign Contributions - Parity Act
Sponsor
Delegate Cardin
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0161
Title
Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established
Sponsor
Delegate Atterbeary
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0167
Title
Vehicle Excise Tax - Rate Increase
Sponsor
Delegate Fair
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0168
Title
Manufacturing Business Personal Property Tax - Exemption
Sponsor
Delegate Qi
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0174 (SB0002)
Title
General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office
Sponsor
Delegate Foley
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0183
Title
Income Tax - Resident
Sponsor
Delegate Charkoudian
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0184
Title
Nonpublic Schools - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt
Sponsor
Delegate Smith
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0185
Title
Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations
Sponsor
Delegate Mireku-North
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0192
Title
County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Phone Use Policy - Established (No Distracted Learning Act)
Sponsor
Delegate Mangione
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0197
Title
Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan
Sponsor
Delegate Pasteur
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0199
Title
Election Law - Notice to Permanent Absentee Voters
Sponsor
Chair, Ways and Means Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0201
Title
Election Law - Absentee Ballot Application - Sending to Eligible Voters Before Primary Elections
Sponsor
Delegate Wilkins
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0215
Title
Elections - Ranked-Choice Voting in Contests for Presidential Nomination and Certification of Election-Supporting Technology
Sponsor
Delegate Fair
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0226
Title
Anne Arundel County – Public Schools – School Schedule Options
Sponsor
Delegate Bagnall
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0231
Title
Constitutional Amendment - Fee or Tax Rate Increases - Yea and Nay Vote of General Assembly Required (Taxpayer Disclosure and Protection Act)
Sponsor
Delegate Mangione
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0237
Title
General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures
Sponsor
Delegate Palakovich Carr
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0245
Title
Inheritance Tax - Beneficiaries of Limited Means - Installment Payments
Sponsor
Delegate Cardin
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0250
Title
Income Tax - Credit for Firearm Safety Devices (Ensure More Gun Safety Act)
Sponsor
Delegate Vogel
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0253
Title
Election Law - Pretrial Detainees - Absentee Ballots
Sponsor
Delegate Harris
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0258
Title
Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations
Sponsor
Delegate Wells
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0274
Title
Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Election Plan Requirements
Sponsor
Chair, Ways and Means Committee
5 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0278
Title
Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment
Sponsor
Delegate Bouchat
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0282
Title
Public Schools - Sexually Explicit Materials - Prohibited in Libraries and Media Centers
Sponsor
Delegate Mangione
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0285
Title
Election Law - Voter Registration List - Absentee Voters (Absentee Ballot Transparency Act of 2025)
Sponsor
Delegate Long, R.
2 1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)
HB0287
Title
Election Law - Party and Elected Public Offices - Prohibition
Sponsor
Delegate Harris
2 1
Bill/Chapter
(Cross/Chapter)
Title Sponsor Sponsorship Type Sort Chamber Sort Current Status Org Committees & Hearings Opp Committees & Hearings
HB0006 State Department of Assessments and Taxation and Department of General Services - Property Appraisal Aids - Geographic Images Delegate Fair 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0017 Internet Gaming - Authorization and Implementation Delegate Atterbeary 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0023 Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property Delegate Fair 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0034 Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day Delegate Allen 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0035 Economic Development - Income Tax Benefit Transfer Program - Establishment Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0041 Election Law - Petitions for the Formation of a New Political Party - Process Chair, Ways and Means Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0044 Election Law - Circuit Court Judges - Nonpartisan Elections Delegate Wu 2 1 In the House - First Reading Judiciary and Ways and Means
Judiciary
Ways and Means
HB0047 Sales and Use Tax - Baby Products - Exemption Delegate Szeliga 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0052 Election Law - Voting Age - Board of Education Elections (Your School, Your Voice Act) Delegate Vogel 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0057 County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Phone Use Policy - Establishment Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0059 Property Tax – Tax Sales – Revisions Chair, Ways and Means Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0060 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act) Delegate Rogers 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0066 Education - School Building Energy Usage - Monthly Report Delegate Wu 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0067 Election Law - Absentee Ballots - Signature Requirements and Verification Delegate Long, R. 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0068 Public Schools - Children Suspected of a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (Student Protection Act of 2025) Delegate Mangione 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0071 Education - Holocaust Education Assistance Grant Program - Established Delegate Edelson 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0072 Education - Maryland Civic Excellence Program - Established Delegate Vogel 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0075 Election Law – Special Elections Chair, Ways and Means Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0086 Institutions of Higher Education and Elementary and Secondary Schools - Title VI Coordinators (Remove Discrimination in Education Act) Delegate Vogel 2 1 In the House - First Reading Appropriations and Ways and Means
Appropriations
Ways and Means
HB0087 Short-Term Rentals and Home Amenity Rentals - Taxation, Regulation, and Crimes Delegate Foley 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means and Environment and Transportation
Ways and Means
Environment and Transportation
HB0090 Housing and Community Development - Project Restore Program - Establishment Chair, Ways and Means Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0091 Elections - In-Person Voting - Proof of Identity Delegate Long, R. 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0097 Economic Development - County or Municipal Corporation Economic Development Authority - Powers and Use of Proceeds Delegate Qi 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means and Environment and Transportation
Ways and Means
Environment and Transportation
HB0101 Property Tax - Deadline to Set County and Municipal Corporation Tax Rates - Alteration Chair, Ways and Means Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0111 Election Law - Campaign Finance - Exploratory Committees Delegate Palakovich Carr 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0115 Election Law - Polling Places - Establishing Voter Identity (Voter Privacy Act of 2025) Delegate Long, R. 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0118 Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Delegate Mireku-North 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0129 State Board of Education - Membership - School Principal Delegate Fraser-Hidalgo 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0133 State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Notification of Constant Yield Tax Rate - Repeal Chair, Ways and Means Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0134 Motor Vehicles - School Buses - Seat Belts Delegate Taveras 2 1 In the House - First Reading Environment and Transportation and Ways and Means
Environment and Transportation
Ways and Means
HB0137 Public Schools - Children Charged With a Crime of Violence - Prohibition on In-Person Attendance (School Safety Act of 2025) Delegate Mangione 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0147 County Boards of Education - Elementary and Middle Schools - Student Technology Use Policy Delegate Wu 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0149 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Child Support Payments Delegate Young 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0150 Child Care Centers – Certificated Staff Ratio Requirement – Repeal Chair, Ways and Means Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0151 County Income Tax - Rate and Income Brackets - Alterations Delegate Palakovich Carr 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0153 Election Law - Voter Registration - Age and Notification to Minors Delegate Fair 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0156 Education - Interscholastic and Intramural Junior Varsity and Varsity Teams - Designation Based on Sex (Fairness in Girls' Sports Act) Delegate Szeliga 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0160 Video Lottery Operations - Campaign Contributions - Parity Act Delegate Cardin 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0161 Primary and Secondary Education - Comprehensive Health Education Framework - Established Delegate Atterbeary 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0167 Vehicle Excise Tax - Rate Increase Delegate Fair 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0168 Manufacturing Business Personal Property Tax - Exemption Delegate Qi 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0174 (SB0002) General Assembly - Special Election to Fill a Vacancy in Office Delegate Foley 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0183 Income Tax - Resident Delegate Charkoudian 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0184 Nonpublic Schools - Transcripts - Prohibition on Punitive Measures Related to Student Debt Delegate Smith 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0185 Therapeutic Child Care Grant Program - Funding - Alterations Delegate Mireku-North 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means and Appropriations
Ways and Means
Appropriations
HB0192 County Boards of Education - Student Cellular Phone Use Policy - Established (No Distracted Learning Act) Delegate Mangione 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0197 Public Schools - Restorative Practices Schools - Comprehensive Plan Delegate Pasteur 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0199 Election Law - Notice to Permanent Absentee Voters Chair, Ways and Means Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0201 Election Law - Absentee Ballot Application - Sending to Eligible Voters Before Primary Elections Delegate Wilkins 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0215 Elections - Ranked-Choice Voting in Contests for Presidential Nomination and Certification of Election-Supporting Technology Delegate Fair 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0226 Anne Arundel County – Public Schools – School Schedule Options Delegate Bagnall 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0231 Constitutional Amendment - Fee or Tax Rate Increases - Yea and Nay Vote of General Assembly Required (Taxpayer Disclosure and Protection Act) Delegate Mangione 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0237 General Assembly Vacancy - Political Party Central Committees - Procedures Delegate Palakovich Carr 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0245 Inheritance Tax - Beneficiaries of Limited Means - Installment Payments Delegate Cardin 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0250 Income Tax - Credit for Firearm Safety Devices (Ensure More Gun Safety Act) Delegate Vogel 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0253 Election Law - Pretrial Detainees - Absentee Ballots Delegate Harris 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0258 Economic Development - West North Avenue Development Authority - Alterations Delegate Wells 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0274 Election Law - Local Boards of Elections - Election Plan Requirements Chair, Ways and Means Committee 5 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0278 Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Enhanced Agricultural Management Equipment Delegate Bouchat 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0282 Public Schools - Sexually Explicit Materials - Prohibited in Libraries and Media Centers Delegate Mangione 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0285 Election Law - Voter Registration List - Absentee Voters (Absentee Ballot Transparency Act of 2025) Delegate Long, R. 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
HB0287 Election Law - Party and Elected Public Offices - Prohibition Delegate Harris 2 1 In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Denotes enacted legislation
As of:
Chair
Atterbeary, Vanessa E.
District 13
Howard County
Democrat
Vice Chair
Wilkins, Jheanelle K.
District 20
Montgomery County
Democrat

Wu, Chao
District 9A
Howard and Montgomery Counties
Democrat

Early Childhood

Chair
Palakovich Carr, Julie
District 17
Montgomery County
Democrat




Education

Chair
Ebersole, Eric
District 44A
Baltimore County
Democrat




Election Law

Chair
Wilkins, Jheanelle K.
District 20
Montgomery County
Democrat




Local Revenues

Chair
Attar, Dalya
District 41
Baltimore City
Democrat




Racing And Gaming

Chair
Patterson, Edith J.
District 28
Charles County
Democrat




Revenues

Chair
Feldmark, Jessica
District 12A
Howard County
Democrat




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