2008 Key Business Votes

The Maryland Chamber has posted key General Assembly votes on our website. With the political fundraising season underway, please be sure to use this information when making decisions regarding campaign contributions. Click here to see how your legislators voted.

Returning users can log in using their email address and zip code. New users can simply enter their contact information to access the votes. Be sure that you list your home address as well as your business address. This information is used to only to match you to your legislative district.

Once you log in, the names of your legislators will be displayed based on constituency and broken down by home and business address. Click a legislator’s name to pull up their voting history on legislation important to the business community. If you would like to see how other legislators voted, click the "view all state officials" link at the bottom of the page. In instances where there was no floor vote on a key Chamber issue, we listed committee votes when possible. A green check indicates that the legislator voted with the Maryland Chamber position. A red X indicates that the legislator against the Maryland Chamber position.

If you see a vote you are particularly happy with, click the “Send a Message” link under the legislator’s picture and thank them for their vote. If you are disappointed in a particular vote, send them an email to let them know you are disappointed. Click here to view the key votes.

Note About the Tech Tax: The Maryland Chamber, working with allied business organizations, achieved a significant victory in repealing the impending sales tax on computer services (SB 46). The repeal of this tax was a priority for the Maryland Chamber and will help preserve technology jobs in Maryland . We have not listed SB 46 on our key vote list because the Maryland Chamber advocated a different funding source than the three-year 6.25 percent income tax bracket for individuals with incomes of over $1 million and the five-year diversion of $50 million per year in transportation revenues included in the bill.