Maryland Senate Bill 397 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on May 8 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-05-08 - Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 640
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Providing an exemption from the sales and use tax for certain sales of certain qualified data center personal property for use at certain qualified data centers under certain circumstances; requiring an individual or a corporation to apply to the Department of Commerce for an exemption certificate for the exemption; authorizing the governing body of a county or municipal corporation to reduce or eliminate the assessment of certain personal property used in certain qualified data centers; etc.

Sales and Use Tax and Personal Property Tax - Exemptions - Data Centers

Sen. Stephen Hershey [R]

Sen. Douglas Peters [D]

2020-03-18 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2020-03-17 - House - Third Reading Passed (Y: 123 N: 6 NV: 5 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2020-03-17 - House - Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Luedtke) Adopted (Y: 124 N: 4 NV: 6 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2020-03-15 - Senate - Third Reading Passed (Y: 45 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-05-08	Senate	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 640
2020-03-18	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2020-03-18	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2020-03-18	Senate	Senate Concurs House Amendments
2020-03-17	House	Third Reading Passed (123-6)
2020-03-17	House	Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Luedtke) Adopted (124-4)
2020-03-17	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-17	House	Favorable with Amendments {625164/1 Adopted
2020-03-17	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
2020-03-15	House	Referred Ways and Means
2020-03-15	Senate	Third Reading Passed (45-0)
2020-03-13	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2020-03-13	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {459638/1 Adopted
2020-03-12	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
2020-02-10	Senate	Hearing 2/12 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-02-10	Senate	Hearing canceled
2020-01-29	Senate	Hearing 2/12 at 2:00 p.m.
2020-01-27	Senate	First Reading Budget and Taxation

HB1339 (Crossfiled) 2020-02-10 - Hearing 3/06 at 1:00 p.m.

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Tax - General	11	236	(n/a)	See Bill Text
Tax - Property	7	246	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0397?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0397f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0397t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/sb/sb0397e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0007/sb0397_45963801.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/amds/bil_0007/sb0397_62516401.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/0712.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/1007.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/House/1008.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/votes/Senate/1005.pdf