Budget and Taxation Committee advances tech-tax fixes, RSA funding flexibility and a slate of local bills
March 31, 2026 | Budget and Taxation Committee, SENATE, SENATE, Committees, Legislative, Maryland
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The Maryland Senate Budget and Taxation Committee on Tuesday heard presentations on a large group of House cross-file bills and approved or moved several measures with technical amendments.
Top actions included testimony on House Bill 933, a measure to streamline multiple-points-of-use (MPU) certificates for taxable software and related services; House Bill 266, which would allow the Department of Information Technology to use revenues from resource-sharing agreements (RSAs) more flexibly for shared digital infrastructure; and a slate of local and technical bills that the committee passed as amended.
Delegate Janelle Wilkins, sponsor of HB 933, told the panel the bill "is a priority bill for the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and for businesses headquartered in Maryland" and said the measure would make MPU certificates valid for two years, create a renewal process and permit the Comptroller to revoke a certificate for fraud or negligence.
Eric Bais, the State chief technology officer for infrastructure at the Department of Information Technology, testified in support of HB 266, saying the bill "does not create new costs for state agencies or local governments" and would allow DOIT to use RSA revenues "more strategically." The committee adopted a conforming amendment that requires DOIT to report how it uses those funds.
Other bills the committee moved included HB 810, which asks the Department of Assessments and Taxation to study whether blockchain tools could strengthen recording and verification of property ownership and leases; HB 1224, which clarifies that charter counties may exceed charter tax-rate or revenue caps solely to set special rates on vacant and abandoned property; and HB 1226, a measure to identify and list alleged illegal online gambling operators and allow cease-and-desist notices from the Attorney General.
Several local or technical bills were presented succinctly and advanced or amended by voice vote. For many items the transcript records the committee's "all those in favor/ opposed" calls but does not include a roll-call tally in the hearing record.
What happens next: many of the bills that received favorable reports will be carried forward for final Senate consideration; HB 266 will include the reporting requirement adopted by the committee. The committee did not record detailed vote tallies in the provided transcript for most items.
Sources and attributions: Quotes and on-the-record testimony are drawn from sponsors and agency witnesses who identified themselves during the hearing, including Delegate Janelle Wilkins (HB 933) and Eric Bais (HB 266).
Top actions included testimony on House Bill 933, a measure to streamline multiple-points-of-use (MPU) certificates for taxable software and related services; House Bill 266, which would allow the Department of Information Technology to use revenues from resource-sharing agreements (RSAs) more flexibly for shared digital infrastructure; and a slate of local and technical bills that the committee passed as amended.
Delegate Janelle Wilkins, sponsor of HB 933, told the panel the bill "is a priority bill for the Maryland Chamber of Commerce and for businesses headquartered in Maryland" and said the measure would make MPU certificates valid for two years, create a renewal process and permit the Comptroller to revoke a certificate for fraud or negligence.
Eric Bais, the State chief technology officer for infrastructure at the Department of Information Technology, testified in support of HB 266, saying the bill "does not create new costs for state agencies or local governments" and would allow DOIT to use RSA revenues "more strategically." The committee adopted a conforming amendment that requires DOIT to report how it uses those funds.
Other bills the committee moved included HB 810, which asks the Department of Assessments and Taxation to study whether blockchain tools could strengthen recording and verification of property ownership and leases; HB 1224, which clarifies that charter counties may exceed charter tax-rate or revenue caps solely to set special rates on vacant and abandoned property; and HB 1226, a measure to identify and list alleged illegal online gambling operators and allow cease-and-desist notices from the Attorney General.
Several local or technical bills were presented succinctly and advanced or amended by voice vote. For many items the transcript records the committee's "all those in favor/ opposed" calls but does not include a roll-call tally in the hearing record.
What happens next: many of the bills that received favorable reports will be carried forward for final Senate consideration; HB 266 will include the reporting requirement adopted by the committee. The committee did not record detailed vote tallies in the provided transcript for most items.
Sources and attributions: Quotes and on-the-record testimony are drawn from sponsors and agency witnesses who identified themselves during the hearing, including Delegate Janelle Wilkins (HB 933) and Eric Bais (HB 266).
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