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Commissioners direct letters opposing proposed business‑to‑business tax and annexation limits; staff to monitor homeless shelter bill
Summary
At its March 11 meeting the commission voted to submit letters opposing a proposed business‑to‑business 2.5% tax and a bill limiting municipal annexation into different legislative districts; staff were instructed to continue tracking a homeless‑shelter certification bill and other Annapolis items.
County staff briefed the commissioners on ongoing state legislation and requested direction on local positions. The board voted to send letters of opposition on two late‑filed bills and instructed staff to continue monitoring others.
John Hauser, who delivered the weekly Annapolis update, summarized several bills and their status ahead of crossover. He described the proposed business‑to‑business tax (filed as HB1554/SB1045), which would impose a 2.5 percent levy on certain services sold from one business to another. Hauser said the bill lists about 16 categories of taxable services and that legal…
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