2022 Session Policy Positions

The Greater Bethesda Chamber serves as the voice of business and your advocate on a local, state and federal level.  Below is information on how your chamber advocates for our members during the 2022 Session of the Maryland General Assembly.
 
The MARYLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY convened on January 12, 2022 and is scheduled to adjourn on April 11, 2022.

​Click Here for the complete schedule of the 2022 Legislative Session. To track all legislation and stay up to date on legislative activity, go to http://mgaleg.maryland.gov.
 
We are proud to present our 2022 Advocacy Agenda for state and local issues, and below are links to bills the Chamber has taken positions on thus far this session. 

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​If you plan to testify this year in the General Assembly, below are links to information that will be helpful:

• Guide to Written Testimony
• House Committee Guidelines
• Senate Committee Guidelines

 
If you have any questions about our advocacy efforts or to get involved, contact:

• Allie Williams, President & CEO – awilliams@greaterbethesdachamber.org
• Ellen Coren, VP Economic Development and Chair, Legislative Committee (Chesapeake Public Strategies) - ellencoren@chesapeakestrategies.com​  

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COVID-19
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​​SB0210 / HB0508 - COVID-19 Claim - Civil Immunity
Chamber Position:​  FAVORABLE
​Chamber Testimony 

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Economic Development

​SB0186 - Economic Development - Job Creation Tax Credit – Credit for Hiring Veterans
Chamber position:  FAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

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Environment

​HB0866 - Environment - Business Recycling Reporting Requirements
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE 

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Insurance

​SB0064 - Unemployment Insurance - Earned Rating Record - Waiver of Benefit Charges Due to COVID-19 
Chamber Position:  FAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

SB0214 - Unemployment Insurance - Computation of Earned Rate of Contribution – Applicable Table of Rates Chamber Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE 
 
SB0621/ HB0634 - Association Health Coverage Plans
Chamber Position:  FAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony 

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Labor and Employment 
SB0064 - Unemployment Insurance - Earned Rating Record - Waiver of Benefit Charges Due to COVID-19
Chamber Position:  FAVORABLE;
(Hearing on 2/9 cancelled)

SB0105 / HB0289 - Peace Orders - Workplace Violence
Chamber Position:  FAVORABLE with amendments
Chamber Testimony

SB0191 - Labor and Employment - Hiring - Higher Education Requirements (Give Me a Chance Act)
Chamber Position: UNFAVORABLE 

SB0211 / HB0375 - Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2021)
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony ​

SB0455 / HB0290 - Employment Discrimination - Time for Filing Complaints
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

SB0486 / HB0581 - Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act)
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

SB0502 / HB841 - Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Agricultural Stands, Retail Farms, and Farmers' Markets
Chamber Position:  FAVORABLE
​Chamber Testimony 

HB0653 - Joint Committee on Workforce Development
Chamber Position:  FAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

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State and Local Government

HB0454 - State and Local Procurement - Payment Practices
​Chamber Position:  FAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

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Tax

SB0123 - Small Business Fairness Act
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE 
(Testimony when/if bill crosses)

HB0165 - Maryland Estate Tax – Unified Credit
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE
(Testimony when/if bill crosses)

HB0172 - Corporate Income Tax – Combined Reporting and Subtraction Modification for Combined Groups of Corporations
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

HB0201 - Income Tax Rates – Capital Gains Income
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE 
(Testimony when/if bill crosses)

SB0211 / HB0375 - Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2021)
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

HB0217 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification - Expenses of Medical Cannabis Grower, Processor, Dispensary, or Independent Testing Laboratory
Chamber Position:  FAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

HB0229 - Corporate Income Tax – Throwback Rule
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

SB0246 / HB0360 - Income Tax - Angel Investor Tax Credit Program
Chamber Position:  FAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

SB0287 - Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Centenarians
Chamber Position:  FAVORABLE

SB288 / HB0215 - Income Tax - Carried Interest - Additional Tax
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE

​HB435 - State Individual Income Tax – Millionaires’ Tax
Chamber Position:  FAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

SB0787 / HB1200 - Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax – Exemption and Restriction
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

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Transportation

HB067 - I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership - Partnership Agreement - Requirements (Maryland Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2021
Chamber Position: UNFAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony
 
SB0188 / HB0063 - State Finance – Prohibited Appropriations – Magnetic Levitation - Transportation System
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

SB0242 / HB0116 - Transportation - I-270 Commuter Bus Route
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony
 
HB705 - Transportation – I–270 and I–495 – Prohibition on Toll Lanes (Stop Unnecessary Toll Lanes Act of 2021)
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

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Montgomery County Delegation Bills

​MC 8-21 / HB574 - Montgomery County Stable Homes Act
Chamber Position:  UFAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

MC 17-21 /HB768 - Montgomery County - Community Choice Energy - Pilot Program
Chamber Position:  UNFAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony
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MC 19-21/HB 428 - Montgomery County – Alcoholic Beverages Licenses – Annual          
Chamber Position:  FAVORABLE
Chamber Testimony

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