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\"These changes enable Garrett County to collect an accommodation tax on the properties rented through online rental platforms such as Airbnb [and] VRBO,\" Senator Mike McKay, sponsor, told the committee. McKay said a similar bill had been introduced by the Comptroller and that Garrett County seeks a local approach if the committee prefers a geographically targeted solution.

Supporters said the proposal is intended to create a level playing field between traditional hotels and short-term rentals and to ensure that all accommodations contributing to the local tourism industry are taxed consistently. McKay said the county commissioners provided a letter of support that was included in the committee packet.

A senator from Charles County thanked the sponsor for local coordination; no formal committee action was recorded at the hearing and supporters asked for a favorable report.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","B&T Committee Session, 2/25/2025 #1","oneSentenceSummary","Senate Bill 7-63 would expand Garrett County’s hotel definition to include short‑term rental units and require online platforms to collect and remit county accommodation taxes, aligning short‑term rentals with hotels for taxation.","taxTitle","Budget and Taxation Committee, SENATE, SENATE, Committees, Legislative, Maryland","taxId",15091,"location","Maryland","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_46":81,"_48":82,"_50":83,"_52":84,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":85,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":86,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6663959,"Charles County bill would move gaming-permit approvals from review board to county attorney’s office",219,2045000,2264000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2387057-792e7efc9f0c7a9944a36f9fd84187f3&start=2045&end=2264","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2387057-792e7efc9f0c7a9944a36f9fd84187f3/thumbnail_2045000.jpg","/articles/6663959/Maryland/Charles-County-bill-would-move-gaming-permit-approvals-from-review-board-to-county-attorneys-office","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6663959-8036d624573954e40d9a4687a30cb207/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176342&Signature=VLX2qXBV~CejcNCT5UXW1NX7x23zJQznExAEQ6a5FRcw~gABCybaf6eVJo~ZmG7HmX7cRzGmP8gUYrPnbXzexjNhENp9lY2zVOs5wlRFhZAczj76slH7PfA4t4~ILuPYFEGIFgIuOSEivGeNN0qtDCt7GgW6GBRMKBJ3PO3JMVz5Ca8XOfjpICM5xn0aoNjWiL-w7vUA8Tiia~7R~HMwovErAMCr2yjhzWTTCthZVygBDX~53Pxh8Q031rIgY2V5Q2Wa7FTUP6r~syf7icLMzJx~O5QKDVFso3Gj9mAHYBuCAi-1UwMFuKCXNjeUjMn4ET5hdEz-bRnykRs1SuzPhg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 7-30 would repeal the Charles County gaming permit review board and transfer responsibility for reviewing gaming permits to the Charles County Attorney’s Office, sponsors and county officials told the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee.

\"This is a local bill,\" Senator Michael Jackson, who presented the measure with Senator Arthur Ellis, said during the hearing. Danielle Mitchell, deputy county attorney for Charles County, told the committee the board has been largely inactive and that applications for gaming permits awarding prizes over $1,000 have generally been handled administratively by the county attorney’s office.

Mitchell said the change would align law with current practice, streamline administration, and avoid asking residents to serve on a commission that has little work to perform. \"We would like to really just clean this up administratively and allow the law to reflect what's really been happening,\" Mitchell said.

The county commissioners and the county delegation provided written support, the sponsor said. The committee record does not show a vote at the hearing; supporters asked for a favorable report.","Senate Bill 7-30, a Charles County local bill, would repeal the county gaming permit review board and transfer permit-review responsibilities to the county attorney’s office; county officials said the board has been inactive and administration would reflect current practice.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_46":93,"_48":94,"_50":95,"_52":96,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":97,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":98,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6663964,"Sponsor says VLTs at Riverboat on the Potomac could bring new revenue; owner urges favorable report",474,1538000,2012000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2387057-792e7efc9f0c7a9944a36f9fd84187f3&start=1538&end=2012","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2387057-792e7efc9f0c7a9944a36f9fd84187f3/thumbnail_1538000.jpg","/articles/6663964/Maryland/Sponsor-says-VLTs-at-Riverboat-on-the-Potomac-could-bring-new-revenue-owner-urges-favorable-report","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6663964-92c29ec68efbff8ee65feca9ea73d4b0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176342&Signature=Emaq2~DB5pyuFfkf0xKE38MzFk8JKcqQ8U1j-waK8Au2IvMTrtaHzUQkUQ~BmrBWVHC-WyfXhBFaG1AE-2jyvZbJ5rkgFd18~IBmppwZ3rZpJO14Q5mdHSw33U06AVwhbFJQHFSd7baQeLXKjkVK3uJy-oWt3hDAX-7lRpagxjwLOKNBY5uP3aXpIeGqBwxGVbdQOrh~YJoUpdllMo1KMY6EHsb3lSrtvoFqeqcFyowVmCDVcuwKQLUOXssLS9xaHgTgU5Ova-UAC1r4MXEsGGkNUDezeAZYnpufnCKTrXr12StEmXoBtWSYbUioFba6qc3XKYbcpv7PAZibuM6N8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 7-25 would authorize awarding a video lottery terminal (VLT) license to a facility at the Riverboat on the Potomac in Charles County, proponents told the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee.

\"We will not be competing with our current casinos,\" said Senator Arthur Ellis, sponsor, arguing that the Riverboat on the Potomac draws many visitors from Virginia and could generate substantial new state revenue and community benefits for Southern Maryland. Ellis said the state’s ownership of the Potomac River supports the proposal and asked the committee for a favorable report.

Antonio Jones, managing partner of the Riverboat on the Potomac, testified the facility is a 100% minority-owned gaming and entertainment operator that has served the region for more than three decades and strongly supports the bill. \"Expanding gaming operation at our facility through the addition of video lottery terminals will further strengthen our already thriving minority owned business, creating new jobs, increasing investments in the local community, and generating significant new state tax revenue,\" Jones said.

Supporters said VLT proceeds are already used in Maryland to fund programs that include support for small, minority- and women-owned businesses and to contribute to education accounts such as the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future. The sponsor and the owner argued that because many patrons come from outside Maryland the state would capture new out‑of‑state revenue.

Witnesses and the sponsor cited the state’s constitutional claim to the Potomac River shore-to-shore as part of the legal rationale; supporters contrasted the Riverboat’s customer base with attendees at the state’s existing casinos and argued the proposal would not materially cannibalize in‑state casino revenue. The committee record includes no vote at the hearing; supporters requested a favorable report.","Senate Bill 7-25 would allow video lottery terminal (VLT) operations at the Riverboat on the Potomac; sponsor argued the state could capture substantial out‑of‑state revenue and a minority‑owned operator urged support.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_46":105,"_48":106,"_50":107,"_52":108,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":109,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":110,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":71,"_72":73,"_74":73},6663968,"Senate bill would shield heirs’ occupied homes in Baltimore from tax sale, create registry",772,730000,1502000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2387057-792e7efc9f0c7a9944a36f9fd84187f3&start=730&end=1502","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2387057-792e7efc9f0c7a9944a36f9fd84187f3/thumbnail_730000.jpg","/articles/6663968/Maryland/Senate-bill-would-shield-heirs-occupied-homes-in-Baltimore-from-tax-sale-create-registry","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6663968-9ac5a8159fc303443c843e08eeea2ece/orig.mp4?Expires=1771176342&Signature=YJa2cR3P5-C1O~8ZqHwmHo5eEhDWjXUl99mEU8CxGtizt~gmHS-Sgo3SSE-cNl4V14uQvJtCKDYlRI-WA2s-k-n~ixN8sQCyXkA56pRv55TYuX2aNs1zP~EO1Vt1hIC-12MV0y6eDpxlduSX8z~P~otYBQx-PtA5YCh80lOr3pnils~2J2~Prxh~YFRF~UyWCNCLpMAnchu6f4SIRNgwbum4dYLLZ9TLFXs1qmRz-OZvOG7g0zAMQY04rpzHRRbc-ATPCiAG3527UD90vU-RIbeY6et~j-s4XH0GEdoHZCbeDUAf4zXZOaAzZAWBJPbE18ZmYQ9bLBGwR3vFteu3hQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Senate Bill 7-24 would require Baltimore City to withhold occupied heirs’ properties from tax sale when they meet criteria specified in the bill and to create a citywide registry so heirs can designate properties for protection, supporters told the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee.

The bill’s proponents told the committee the measure is intended to prevent families who inherit homes from losing them over unpaid taxes and to preserve intergenerational wealth. \"This bill provides necessary safeguards to prevent unnecessary foreclosures and keep generational homes within families,\" Jacques Thompson, an intern for Senator Cory B. McCray, said during the public hearing.

The bill would direct the State Department of Assessments and Taxation to assist in implementing and maintaining the registry, supporters said. Nicole Hart of the Baltimore City Department of Housing and Community Development said “tangled titles significantly disrupt generational wealth by preventing heirs from assessing a home's value and legal ownership.”

Witnesses from local nonprofits asked the committee to adopt technical amendments to strengthen the measure. Nika Nambi, executive director of the SOS Fund and founder of FightLight Bmore, said her group’s suggested changes would let the city’s tax sale ombudsman compel the Bureau of Revenue Collections to remove properties from a tax sale where a property has been misclassified, where notice or billing errors occurred, or where payments were misapplied. Nambi said the organization’s research identified about 7,700 heirs properties in Baltimore City that are vulnerable to tax sale.

John Kern of the SOS Fund and Steven Coppin of Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Service described how tangled-title issues block access to homeowners insurance, local assistance and financing that could pay for deferred maintenance. Kern cited an estimate that roughly $42,000,000,000 in home equity nationwide is locked in heirs property and said a registry would help heirs access city programs and financing.

Senator Fencing asked what the phrase \"under certain provisions of law\" in the bill meant; a panelist replied that the bill as written refers to existing statutes that authorize the mayor to withhold properties from tax sale. No vote was recorded during the hearing on the bill.

Supporters asked the committee to issue a favorable report and to adopt the written amendments filed with the committee.","Testimony before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee urged passage of Senate Bill 7-24 to protect occupied heirs’ properties in Baltimore City from tax sale and establish a citywide registry to help heirs claim and preserve generational homes.","actionData","errors"]

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Garrett County bill would expand hotel-tax definition to cover short-term rentals

Charles County bill would move gaming-permit approvals from review board to county attorney’s office

Sponsor says VLTs at Riverboat on the Potomac could bring new revenue; owner urges favorable report

Senate bill would shield heirs’ occupied homes in Baltimore from tax sale, create registry