HB1554 — Sales and Use Tax - Electricity for Agriculture Purposes - Study and Report
Last action — Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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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 February 13, 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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2 sponsors
1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.
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Bipartisan support
Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 2 recorded votes so far.
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Summary
Requiring the Comptroller, in consultation with certain entities, to study and report to the General Assembly by December 15, 2026, on exempting from the sales and use tax electricity used for agricultural purposes such as raising livestock or poultry, preparing, irrigating, or tending the soil, or planting, maintaining, or transporting seeds or crops; and requiring the report to include an estimate of the fiscal impact of the exemption.
Bill Text
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Read HB1554 on the official Maryland source →Action History
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Committee Report (House of Origin) — Favorable
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Hearing (Primary, House of Origin)
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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
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First Reading (House of Origin)
Sponsors
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger · Primary
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes · Cosponsor
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 186 not signed on · 5 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger Republican
Co-sponsors (1)
- Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes Democrat
Not signed on (186)
186 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 186 →"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 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| % of votes cast | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
How each member voted (47)
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
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| Republican | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 87 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unaffiliated | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 125 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| % of votes cast | 89% | 4% | 0% | 7% |
How each member voted (141)
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does HB1554 do?
- Requiring the Comptroller, in consultation with certain entities, to study and report to the General Assembly by December 15, 2026, on exempting from the sales and use tax electricity used for agricultural purposes such as raising livestock or poultry, preparing, irrigating, or tending the soil, or planting, maintaining, or transporting seeds or crops; and requiring the report to include an estimate of the fiscal impact of the exemption.
- Who sponsors HB1554?
- HB1554 is sponsored by Delegate Kevin B. Hornberger (Republican) and Delegate Sheree Sample-Hughes (Democrat).
- What is the current status of HB1554?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 13, 2026. Enacted.
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