Sales and Use Tax Exemption – Qualified Opportunity Zones in Baltimore County and Target Redevelopment Areas in Washington County
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
May 2020
Introduced Jan 15, 2020
Signed May 8, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 10, 2020 · House of Delegates Mar 14, 2020
How they voted
39–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 40
Mar 10, 2020
D
Democratic27
96% Yea
R
Republican13
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
10
Committee
6
Mar 18, 2020
Upper · Passed
Returned Passed
upper
Mar 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Third Reading Passed
lower
Mar 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Motion Rules Suspend Two Readings Same Day (Delegate Luedtke) Adopted
lower
Mar 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
lower
Mar 17, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
lower
Mar 15, 2020
Committee
Referred Ways and Means
lower
Mar 15, 2020
Upper · Passed
Third Reading Passed
upper
Mar 14, 2020
House Of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (101-5-9)
house of delegates
Mar 13, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments {
upper
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation
upper
Mar 10, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (39-0-1)
senate
Jan 15, 2020
Committee
First Reading Budget and Taxation
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
J.B. Jennings
RRepublican
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