Coalition of Maryland Business Organizations to Hold “Drive-In” and Joint Press Conference in Opposition to HB 1628
MEDIA ADVISORY
For immediate release: February 27, 2020 (Revised 3/2/20)
Contact: Erin Montgomery
(410) 269-0642
emontgomery@mdchamber.org
Coalition of Maryland Business Organizations to Hold “Drive-In” and Joint Press Conference in Opposition to HB 1628
WATCH THE PRESS CONFERENCE HERE
ANNAPOLIS, MD – A coalition of Maryland business organizations will hold a “drive-in” and joint press conference in opposition to HB 1628: Sales Tax on Services on Monday, March 2. The press conference will begin promptly at 11 a.m. The hearing on HB 1628 is scheduled to take place before the House Ways & Means Committee at 1 p.m., just after the press conference. HB 1628 would result in a massive tax increase of $2.6 billion for Marylanders, the largest single tax increase in Maryland history. This piece of legislation would lower the sales tax from 6% to 5% but would expand that 5% sales tax to everyday services that have never been taxed before: legal services, accounting services, realtor services, home improvement, auto services and gym memberships—just to name a few.
Representatives from the following organizations will participate:
- Maryland Chamber of Commerce (MDCC)
- National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
- Maryland Retailers Association (MRA)
- Maryland Motor Truck Association (MMTA)
- Maryland REALTORS®
- American Council of Engineering Companies/Maryland (ACEC/MD)
- Maryland Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA)
- Apartment & Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington (AOBA)
- Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA)
- NAIOP—Commercial Real Estate Development Association, Maryland Chapter
- Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors Association (MAPDA)
- Washington, Maryland, Delaware Service Station and Automotive Repair Association (WMDA/CAR)
- Maryland Building Industry Association
- Maryland Society of Accounting & Tax Professionals (MSATP)
- Maryland Associated General Contractors
- Independent Electrical Contractors, Chesapeake (IEC)
- Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)
- Maryland Hotel Lodging Association (MHLA)
- AAA Mid-Atlantic
- Maryland Nursery, Landscape and Greenhouse Association (MNLGA)
- American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA)
- Maryland Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (MAMIC)
- Insurance Agents and Brokers of Maryland (IA&B)
- Building Owners and Managers of Greater Baltimore (BOMA)
- Maryland Association of Health Underwriters (MAHU)
- National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors of Maryland (NAIFA MD)
- Maryland Bankers Association
If you are a member of the media who would like to attend the press conference, please contact Erin Montgomery at emontgomery@mdchamber.org.
To learn more about the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Maryland’s only statewide business advocacy organization, please visit www.mdchamber.org
