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Budget and Taxation Committee

Chair

Senator Guy Guzzone

Vice Chair

Senator Jim Rosapepe

Address

3 West Miller Senate Office Building
3 West Miller Senate Office Building
Annapolis, Maryland 21401

Phone

410-841-3690

Toll-free in MD: 1-800-492-7122 ext. 3690

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Staff

Phillip S. Anthony, Daneen Banks, and Matthew Buzard; Dept. of Legislative Services

Committee Manager: Kimberly J. Landry

Issue Areas
: State operating and capital budgets, including revenues and expenditures
: Supplementary appropriations bills
: State and county bond authorizations
: Legislative budgetary procedures
: Taxation and property assessment matters
: Education financing
: Public pension and retirement matters
: Procurement

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Legislation	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0004 Title Charitable Organizations - Charitable Donation and Tax-Exempt Status - Revocation (Keeping Charities Nonpartisan Act of 2026) Sponsor Senator Kagan	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0009 (HB0139) Title Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day Sponsor Senator Brooks	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0023 Title Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits (GREEN) Loan Program and Fund - Establishment Sponsor Senator Kagan	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0025 (HB0290) Title Income Tax - Cybersecurity Technology and Service Tax Credit - Alterations Sponsor Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0028 Title Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026 Sponsor Senator McCray	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0030 (HB0211) Title Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit - Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 34 Sponsor Senator West	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0033 (HB0082) Title Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemption for Related Business Entities - Common Law Trusts Sponsor Senator West	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0041 Title Commissioned Public Art - Artist Rights and Registration of Art Sponsor Senator Kagan	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0044 Title State Retirement and Pension System - Forfeiture of Benefits Sponsor Senator Folden	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0048 (HB0233) Title Education - Public School Construction - Alterations Sponsor Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0058 (HB0161) Title Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions Sponsor Senator Brooks	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0059 Title Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026) Sponsor Senator Hettleman	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0062 (HB0230) Title Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2026) Sponsor Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0063 (HB0074) Title State Procurement - Construction and Services - Contract Modification Sponsor Senator McCray	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0077 Title State Contracts - Prohibited Provisions - Exemptions Sponsor Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0085 (HB0266) Title Department of Information Technology - Information Technology Investment Fund - Uses Sponsor Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0102 (HB0291) Title Sports Wagering Proceeds - Promotional Play Exclusion - Limitation Sponsor Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0109 Title Anne Arundel County - Residential Property Tax Payment Deferrals - Eligibility Sponsor Senator Simonaire	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0112 (HB0295) Title Gaming - Prohibition on Interactive Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets Sponsor Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0116 Title Board of Public Works – Contract Review – Climate and Sustainability Information Sponsor Senator Hettleman	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0117 Title Property Tax - Credit for Surviving Spouse of Fallen Public Safety Officer or Judicial Officer - Alteration Sponsor Senator Folden	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0118 (HB0197) Title Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act Sponsor Senator Benson	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0122 (HB0292) Title State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Local Reimbursement for Administration Costs - Alterations Sponsor Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0137 (HB0294) Title Personal Property Tax - Exemptions for Low Assessment - Alteration Sponsor Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0143 Title Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act) Sponsor Senator Benson	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0146 (HB0298) Title State Department of Assessments and Taxation - County Supervisor Residency Requirement and Location of County Assessment Offices - Alteration Sponsor Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0148 (HB0013) Title Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Employee Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act) Sponsor Senator Kagan	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0151 Title Income Tax - Credit for Individuals Residing With and Caring for Elderly Parents Sponsor Senator Folden	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0157 (HB0261) Title State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement Sponsor Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0163 Title Income Tax - Addition Modification for Federal Tax-Exempt Income - Alterations Sponsor Senator West	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0168 Title State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Pilot Program - Establishment Sponsor Senator Watson	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0170 (HB0064) Title Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth Sponsor Senator Lewis Young	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0176 (HB0289) Title Video Lottery Facility Payouts - Intercepts for Restitution Payments, Child Support Payments, and Debts Owed to the State Sponsor Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0185 (HB0002) Title Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Retirement Income Sponsor Senator Bailey	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0187 Title Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals Sponsor Senator Washington, M.	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0188 (HB0229) Title Maryland Transportation Authority - Revenue Bond Limit - Increase Sponsor Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0193 Title Washington County - Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Target Redevelopment Area Sponsor Senator Corderman	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0194 Title Income and Property Tax Incentives - Members and Veterans of the Space Force - Application Sponsor Senator Simonaire	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0211 Title Maryland Estate Tax - Repeal Sponsor Senator Folden	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0213 (HB0193) Title State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures Sponsor Senator Lewis Young	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0224 (HB0090) Title Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property Sponsor Senator Lewis Young	2	1
Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter) SB0231 (HB0228) Title Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes Sponsor Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1

Bill/Chapter (Cross/Chapter)	Title	Sponsor	Sponsorship Type Sort	Chamber Sort	Current Status	Org Committees & Hearings
SB0004	Charitable Organizations - Charitable Donation and Tax-Exempt Status - Revocation (Keeping Charities Nonpartisan Act of 2026)	Senator Kagan	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment and Budget and Taxation	Education, Energy, and the Environment Budget and Taxation
SB0009 (HB0139)	Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day	Senator Brooks	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0023	Green and Renewable Energy Efficiency for Nonprofits (GREEN) Loan Program and Fund - Establishment	Senator Kagan	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0025 (HB0290)	Income Tax - Cybersecurity Technology and Service Tax Credit - Alterations	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0028	Arbitration Reform for State Employees Act of 2026	Senator McCray	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation and Finance	Budget and Taxation Finance
SB0030 (HB0211)	Baltimore County - Property Tax Credit - Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 34	Senator West	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0033 (HB0082)	Recordation and Transfer Taxes - Exemption for Related Business Entities - Common Law Trusts	Senator West	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0041	Commissioned Public Art - Artist Rights and Registration of Art	Senator Kagan	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0044	State Retirement and Pension System - Forfeiture of Benefits	Senator Folden	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0048 (HB0233)	Education - Public School Construction - Alterations	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0058 (HB0161)	Property Tax Credit - Retail Service Station Conversions	Senator Brooks	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0059	Transportation - Major Highway Capacity Expansion Projects and Impact Assessments (Transportation and Climate Alignment Act of 2026)	Senator Hettleman	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0062 (HB0230)	Transportation - Consolidated Transportation Program - Prioritization (Transportation Investment Priorities Act of 2026)	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0063 (HB0074)	State Procurement - Construction and Services - Contract Modification	Senator McCray	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0077	State Contracts - Prohibited Provisions - Exemptions	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0085 (HB0266)	Department of Information Technology - Information Technology Investment Fund - Uses	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0102 (HB0291)	Sports Wagering Proceeds - Promotional Play Exclusion - Limitation	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0109	Anne Arundel County - Residential Property Tax Payment Deferrals - Eligibility	Senator Simonaire	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0112 (HB0295)	Gaming - Prohibition on Interactive Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0116	Board of Public Works – Contract Review – Climate and Sustainability Information	Senator Hettleman	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0117	Property Tax - Credit for Surviving Spouse of Fallen Public Safety Officer or Judicial Officer - Alteration	Senator Folden	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0118 (HB0197)	Comprehensive Community Safety Funding Act	Senator Benson	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0122 (HB0292)	State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Local Reimbursement for Administration Costs - Alterations	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0137 (HB0294)	Personal Property Tax - Exemptions for Low Assessment - Alteration	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0143	Public Works Contracts - Apprenticeship Requirements (Maryland Workforce Apprenticeship Utilization Act)	Senator Benson	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Finance and Budget and Taxation	Finance Budget and Taxation
SB0146 (HB0298)	State Department of Assessments and Taxation - County Supervisor Residency Requirement and Location of County Assessment Offices - Alteration	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0148 (HB0013)	Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Employee Retirement Income (Supporting Our 9-1-1 Specialists Act)	Senator Kagan	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0151	Income Tax - Credit for Individuals Residing With and Caring for Elderly Parents	Senator Folden	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0157 (HB0261)	State Procurement - Competitive Proof of Concept Procurement	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0163	Income Tax - Addition Modification for Federal Tax-Exempt Income - Alterations	Senator West	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0168	State Department of Assessments and Taxation - Blockchain-Based Real Property Title Pilot Program - Establishment	Senator Watson	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0170 (HB0064)	Task Force on Education Funding and Student Population Growth	Senator Lewis Young	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0176 (HB0289)	Video Lottery Facility Payouts - Intercepts for Restitution Payments, Child Support Payments, and Debts Owed to the State	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0185 (HB0002)	Subtraction Modification - Public Safety Retirement Income	Senator Bailey	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0187	Correctional Services - Comprehensive Rehabilitative Prerelease Services - Female Incarcerated Individuals	Senator Washington, M.	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Judicial Proceedings and Budget and Taxation	Judicial Proceedings Budget and Taxation
SB0188 (HB0229)	Maryland Transportation Authority - Revenue Bond Limit - Increase	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0193	Washington County - Sales and Use Tax Exemption - Target Redevelopment Area	Senator Corderman	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0194	Income and Property Tax Incentives - Members and Veterans of the Space Force - Application	Senator Simonaire	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0211	Maryland Estate Tax - Repeal	Senator Folden	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0213 (HB0193)	State Procurement - Transparency and Procedures	Senator Lewis Young	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0224 (HB0090)	Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property	Senator Lewis Young	2	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation
SB0231 (HB0228)	Horse Racing - Prohibited Acts - Slaughter of Racehorses for Commercial Purposes	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	5	1	In the Senate - First Reading Budget and Taxation	Budget and Taxation

Denotes enacted legislation

As of:

Chair
Guzzone, Guy
District 13
Howard County
Democrat

Vice Chair
Rosapepe, Jim
District 21
Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties
Democrat

Augustine, Malcolm
District 47
Prince George's County
Democrat

Bailey, Jack
District 29
Calvert and St. Mary's Counties
Republican

Benson, Joanne C.
District 24
Prince George's County
Democrat

Corderman, Paul D.
District 2
Washington and Frederick Counties
Republican

Hettleman, Shelly
District 11
Baltimore County
Democrat

Jennings, J.B.
District 7
Baltimore and Harford Counties
Republican

King, Nancy J.
District 39
Montgomery County
Democrat

Lewis Young, Karen
District 3
Frederick County
Democrat

McCray, Cory V.
District 45
Baltimore City
Democrat

Salling, Johnny Ray
District 6
Baltimore County
Republican

Zucker, Craig J.
District 14
Montgomery County
Democrat

Capital Budget

Chair
Zucker, Craig J.
District 14
Montgomery County
Democrat

Vice Chair
McCray, Cory V.
District 45
Baltimore City
Democrat

Corderman, Paul D.
District 2
Washington and Frederick Counties
Republican

Hettleman, Shelly
District 11
Baltimore County
Democrat

Jennings, J.B.
District 7
Baltimore and Harford Counties
Republican

King, Nancy J.
District 39
Montgomery County
Democrat

Rosapepe, Jim
District 21
Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties
Democrat

Education, Business And Administration

Chair
King, Nancy J.
District 39
Montgomery County
Democrat

Bailey, Jack
District 29
Calvert and St. Mary's Counties
Republican

Benson, Joanne C.
District 24
Prince George's County
Democrat

Corderman, Paul D.
District 2
Washington and Frederick Counties
Republican

Health And Human Services

Chair
McCray, Cory V.
District 45
Baltimore City
Democrat

Hettleman, Shelly
District 11
Baltimore County
Democrat

Jennings, J.B.
District 7
Baltimore and Harford Counties
Republican

Zucker, Craig J.
District 14
Montgomery County
Democrat

Pensions

Chair
Lewis Young, Karen
District 3
Frederick County
Democrat

Bailey, Jack
District 29
Calvert and St. Mary's Counties
Republican

Benson, Joanne C.
District 24
Prince George's County
Democrat

Hettleman, Shelly
District 11
Baltimore County
Democrat

Rosapepe, Jim
District 21
Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties
Democrat

Salling, Johnny Ray
District 6
Baltimore County
Republican

Procurement

Chair
Benson, Joanne C.
District 24
Prince George's County
Democrat

Corderman, Paul D.
District 2
Washington and Frederick Counties
Republican

King, Nancy J.
District 39
Montgomery County
Democrat

Lewis Young, Karen
District 3
Frederick County
Democrat

McCray, Cory V.
District 45
Baltimore City
Democrat

Salling, Johnny Ray
District 6
Baltimore County
Republican

Public Safety, Transportation, And Environment

Chair: To Be Announced

Lewis Young, Karen
District 3
Frederick County
Democrat

Rosapepe, Jim
District 21
Prince George's and Anne Arundel Counties
Democrat

Salling, Johnny Ray
District 6
Baltimore County
Republican

Years

Analyses/Regulation

COMAR	Title/Subtitle	DLS Control No.	Reg Type	Agency	Analysis	Reg

	Staff / Counsel	Guzzone	Rosapepe	Staff / Counsel
		CHAIR	VICE CHAIR
Jennings	Budget and Taxation				McCray
King					Vacancy
Vacancy					Bailey
Benson					Hettleman
Lewis Young					Corderman
Augustine					Vacancy
	WITNESS	WITNESS		WITNESS