2025 Regular SessionMaryland Legislature

SB979: Local Government - Accommodations Intermediaries - Hotel Rental Tax - Collection by Comptroller and Alterations

Legislative Summary

Requiring certain accommodations intermediaries to collect and remit the hotel rental tax to the Comptroller rather than to each county; providing for the administration of the hotel rental tax by the Comptroller; providing that certain provisions of State law prevail over certain local laws or agreements related to the hotel rental tax; repealing the authority of certain counties to provide for certain exemptions from the hotel rental tax; etc.

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Bill History

2/3/2025
First Reading Budget and Taxation
Senate
2/5/2025
Hearing 3/05 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate
3/28/2025
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
Senate
3/28/2025
Favorable with Amendments {993722/1
Senate
3/28/2025
Motion Laid Over (Senator Zucker) Adopted
Senate
4/1/2025
Favorable with Amendments
Senate
4/1/2025
Committee Amendment {993722/1 Withdrawn
Senate
4/1/2025
Substitute Committee Amendment {843525/1 Adopted
Senate
4/1/2025
Favorable with Amendments Adopted
Senate
4/1/2025
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
Senate
4/2/2025
Third Reading Passed (46-1)
Senate
4/2/2025
Referred Rules and Executive Nominations
House of Delegates
4/4/2025
Rereferred to Ways and Means
House of Delegates
4/5/2025
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Favorable Adopted
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Second Reading Passed
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Floor Amendment {813124/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Rejected (37-100)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Floor Amendment {893722/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Withdrawn
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Third Reading Passed (119-20)
House of Delegates
4/7/2025
Returned Passed
Senate

Amendments

Floor Amendment 813124/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Rejected (37-100)

Floor Amendment 813124/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Rejected (37-100)

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Floor Amendment 893722/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Withdrawn

Floor Amendment 893722/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Withdrawn

4/7/2025Not Adopted

Substitute Committee Amendment 843525/1 Adopted

Substitute Committee Amendment 843525/1 Adopted

4/1/2025Adopted

Favorable with Amendments 993722/1

Favorable with Amendments 993722/1

3/28/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Floor Amendment 813124/1 (Delegate Hutchinson) Rejected
4/7/2025
37
Yea
100
Nay
4
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Third Reading Passed
4/7/2025
119
Yea
20
Nay
2
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Enrolled(4/7/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Democrat: 1

Primary Sponsor

Guy Guzzone
Guy Guzzone
Democrat

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/2/2025487.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/5/2025316.3 KB
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