HB0500 — Sales and Use Tax - Precious Metal Bullion or Coins - Exemption
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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✓Introduced
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✓In Committee
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✓Passed House of Delegates
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✓Passed Senate
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✓To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
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Enacted
Current position in the legislative process.
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19 sponsors
1 primary, 18 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (17 R).
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Mixed recorded votes
2 passed, 1 failed in recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Altering eligibility for an exemption from the sales and use tax for the sale of precious metal bullion or coins by repealing a requirement that the sale occur at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Bill Text
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Read HB0500 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable with Amendments
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Third Reading (House of Origin) — Passed
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First Reading (Opposite House)
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Second Reading (House of Origin) — Passed with Amendments
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Wayne A. Hartman · Primary
- Delegate H. Kevin Anderson · Cosponsor
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz · Cosponsor
- Delegate Terry L. Baker · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel · Cosponsor
- Delegate Brian Chisholm · Cosponsor
- Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mark N. Fisher · Cosponsor
- Delegate Mike Griffith · Cosponsor
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger · Cosponsor
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs · Cosponsor
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke · Cosponsor
- R. Long · Cosponsor
- Delegate April Miller · Cosponsor
- T. Morgan · Cosponsor
- Delegate LaToya Nkongolo · Cosponsor
- Delegate Teresa E. Reilly · Cosponsor
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson · Cosponsor
- Delegate William Valentine · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 18 co-sponsors · 169 not signed on · 90 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Wayne A. Hartman Republican Voted No
Co-sponsors (18)
- Delegate H. Kevin Anderson Republican
- Delegate Steven J. Arentz Republican
- Delegate Terry L. Baker Republican
- Delegate Jason C. Buckel Republican Voted No
- Delegate Brian Chisholm Republican
- Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti Republican Voted No
- Delegate Mark N. Fisher Republican
- Delegate Mike Griffith Republican Voted No
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican Voted No
- Delegate Jay A. Jacobs Republican
- Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke Republican Voted No
- Long, R.
- Delegate April Miller Republican Voted No
- Morgan, T. Voted No
- Delegate LaToya Nkongolo Republican Voted No
- Delegate Teresa E. Reilly Republican Voted No
- Delegate Chris Tomlinson Republican Voted No
- Delegate William Valentine Republican
Not signed on (169)
169 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 169 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Votes
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Democrat | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 0% | 0% | 4% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 133 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (141)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Unaffiliated | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 15 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
| Democrat | 0 | 86 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 18 | 111 | 0 | 12 |
| % of votes cast | 13% | 79% | 0% | 9% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB0500 do?
- Altering eligibility for an exemption from the sales and use tax for the sale of precious metal bullion or coins by repealing a requirement that the sale occur at the Baltimore Convention Center.
- Who sponsors HB0500?
- HB0500 is sponsored by Delegate Wayne A. Hartman (Republican), Delegate H. Kevin Anderson (Republican), Delegate Steven J. Arentz (Republican), Delegate Terry L. Baker (Republican), Delegate Jason C. Buckel (Republican), Delegate Brian Chisholm (Republican), Delegate Barrie S. Ciliberti (Republican), Delegate Mark N. Fisher (Republican), Delegate Mike Griffith (Republican), Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican), Delegate Jay A. Jacobs (Republican), Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke (Republican), Long, R., Delegate April Miller (Republican), Morgan, T., Delegate LaToya Nkongolo (Republican), Delegate Teresa E. Reilly (Republican), Delegate Chris Tomlinson (Republican), and Delegate William Valentine (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB0500?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced January 27, 2026. Enacted.
- Where can I track HB0500?
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