Committee Testimony and Witness Signup
SB0427 - Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers
Budget and Taxation 2/18/2026 1:00:00 PM
As of: 4/23/2026 7:08:54 PM
| Name | Organization | Position | Testimony | Committee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Lewis Young, Senator Lewis Young | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
B&T | |
| McKay, Steven | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony SB 427_FAVORABLE_Steven McKay - Frederick County C |
B&T | |
| Law, Elizabeth | FAV | SB 427-Favorable - Elizabeth Law.pdf | B&T | |
| Kinsey, Kathy | Mobilize Frederick | FAV | MF_SB 427_Data Center Personal Property Tax.pdf | B&T |
| Benecke, Eileen | FAV | Favorable SB427 Special Rate Personal Property Tax | B&T | |
| Shopland, Jamie | FAV | Testimony SB427 .PDF | B&T | |
| Cohn, Debbie | FAV | SB0427- Set a Special Rate for Personal Property o | B&T | |
| Plante, Cecilia | Maryland Legislative Coalition | FAV | No Testimony | B&T |
| Hamidi, Renee | Valleys Planning Council | FAV | Valleys Planning Council SB0427 testimony.pdf | B&T |
| McGilvray, Laurie | Climate Justice Wing of the Maryland Legislative Coalition | FAV | SB0427– Special Rate for Personal Property Data Ce | B&T |
| Levine, Brian | Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce | UNF | SB0427 -- Property Taxes - Authority of Counties t | B&T |
| Tibbals, Trudy | UNF | No Testimony | B&T | |
| Simmons, Brent | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony General Assembly testimony on SB0427 - February 18 |
B&T | |
| Organization, HoCo Climate Action | HoCo Climate Action | FAV | SB0427 - Data Center property tax FAV - HoCoCA.pdf | B&T |
| Feighner, Liz | Liz Feighner, self | FAV | No Testimony | B&T |
| Kinnally, Kevin | Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony SB0427-BT_MACo_SUP.pdf |
B&T |
| Demiray, Sonia | Climate Communications Coalition | FAV | SB0427_DataCenterPersonalPropertyTax_FAV_ClimateCC | B&T |
| Arndt, Dave | FAV | No Testimony | B&T | |
| Smith, Greg | FAV | No Testimony | B&T | |
| Mauer, William | UNF | No Testimony | B&T | |
| Schulz, Kelly | Maryland Tech Council | UNF |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
B&T |
| Vetter, Drew | UNF | SB0427_UNF_MTC_Prop. Taxes - Auth. Counties Est. S | B&T | |
| Held, Karl | FAV | SB0427– Set a Special Rate for Personal Property o | B&T | |
| Zirkle, Andrew | Maryland Tech Council | UNF |
In Person - Oral Testimony |
B&T |
| Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | FAV | Testimony in support of SB0427 - Special Rate for | B&T |
| Graf, Lori | Maryland Building Industry Association | UNF | MBIA Letter of Opposition SB 427.pdf | B&T |
| Popham, Bryson | Bryson F. Popham, P.A. | UNF | SB 427_BOMA_UNF.pdf | B&T |
| Zirkle, Andrew | Data Center Alliance of Maryland | UNF | DCA Testimony - Oppose SB427.pdf | B&T |
| Davis, Mariah | Nature Forward | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony SB 427 FAV Testimony.pdf |
B&T |
| McNair, Lee | Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry | FAV | No Testimony | B&T |
| Lewis Young, Senator Karen | Senator Karen Lewis Young | FAV | SB427 Written Testimony.pdf | B&T |
| LaHatte, Jennifer | Maryland Department of Commerce | UNF | SB 427_Commerce_Letter of Concern.pdf | B&T |
| Ballentine, Tom | NAIOP Maryland | UNF | No Testimony | B&T |
| Fitzwater, Jessica | Frederick County Executive | FAV |
In Person - Oral Testimony Fred Co Ex Fav Testimony |
B&T |
| Testimony, All | N/A | Merged Testimony as of 2-18-2026 at 855 AM | B&T |
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