2025 Regular Session • Maryland Legislature
SB278: Tax Relief and State Personnel Equality for Service Members Act
Legislative Summary
Establishing rules of interpretation related to the uniformed services; altering the rule of interpretation for "veteran"; and altering the application of certain provisions of law governing personnel and taxation to apply to all uniformed services, rather than only the armed forces.
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Bill History
1/10/2025
First Reading Budget and Taxation and Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate
1/15/2025
Hearing 1/29 at 10:30 a.m. (Budget and Taxation)
Senate
3/13/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate
3/13/2025
Favorable with Amendments {953425/1 Adopted
Senate
3/13/2025
Floor Amendment {793328/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted
Senate
3/13/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
3/14/2025
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Senate
3/15/2025
Referred Appropriations Ways and Means
House of Delegates
3/19/2025
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m. (Appropriations)
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Favorable Report by Appropriations
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (137-0)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
Senate
Amendments
Favorable with Amendments 953425/1 Adopted
Favorable with Amendments 953425/1 Adopted
3/13/2025Adopted
Floor Amendment 793328/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted
Floor Amendment 793328/1 (Senator Hester) Adopted
3/13/2025Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
137
Yea
0
Nay
3
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Third Reading Passed
3/14/2025
47
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Sponsors
Republican: 7
Democrat: 10
Primary Sponsor
Bryan Simonaire
Republican
Co-Sponsors (16)
Johnny Salling
Republican
J.B. Jennings
Republican
Jason Gallion
Republican
Johnny Mautz
Republican
Jack Bailey
Republican
Joanne Benson
Democrat
Paul Corderman
Republican
Guy Guzzone
Democrat
Shelly Hettleman
Democrat
Michael Jackson
Democrat
Nancy King
Democrat
Karen Lewis Young
Democrat
Cory McCray
Democrat
Jim Rosapepe
Democrat
Craig Zucker
Democrat
Katie Hester
Democrat