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*hb1142*
HOUSE BILL 1142
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By: Delegate Wilkins
Introduced and read first time: February 11, 2026
Assigned to: Ways and Means
Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 9, 2026
CHAPTER ______
AN ACT concerning 1
Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue Structures 2
FOR the purpose of establishing a Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue 3
Structures to study and evaluate the revenue structure of the county and municipal 4
governments within the State; and generally relating to a Task Force to Modernize 5
County and Municipal Revenue Structures. 6
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEM BLY OF MARYLAND, 7
That: 8
(a) There is a Task Force to Modernize County and Municipal Revenue 9
Structures. 10
(b) The Task Force consists of the following members: 11
(1) two members of the Senate of Maryland, appointed by the President of 12
the Senate; 13
(2) two members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the Speaker of 14
the House; 15
(3) the Comptroller, or the Comptroller’s designee; 16
(4) the Secretary of Budget and Management, or the Secretary’s designee; 17
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(5) the Director of Assessments and Taxation, or the Director’s designee; 1
(6) two representatives from the Maryland Municipal League, designated 2
by the Chief Executive Officer of the Maryland Municipal League; 3
(7) two representatives from the Maryland Association of Counties, 4
designated by the Executive Director of the Maryland Association of Counties; and 5
(8) one representative from Baltimore City, appointed by the Mayor. 6
(c) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates jointly 7
shall designate the chair of the Task Force. 8
(d) The Department of Legislative Services shall provide staff for the Task Force. 9
(e) A member of the Task Force: 10
(1) may not receive compensation for serving as a member of the Task 11
Force; but 12
(2) is entitled to reimbursement for expen ses under the Standard State 13
Travel Regulations, as provided in the State budget. 14
(f) The Task Force shall: 15
(1) study and evaluate the revenue structure of the county and municipal 16
governments within the State, including: 17
(i) current revenue sources available to each county and municipal 18
government; 19
(ii) optional revenue sources not currently utilized by county and 20
municipal governments; 21
(iii) the authority of each county and municipal government to raise 22
revenue from additional sources; 23
(iv) the revenue sources utilized by counties and municipal 24
governments in other states; and 25
(v) an analysis of the impact of potential new county or municipal 26
revenue sources on the overall affordability of goods and services and the general cost o f 27
living, including an accounting of existing taxes; and 28
(2) make recommendations regarding the authority of county and 29
municipal governments to increase sources of revenue. 30
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(g) On or before December 1, 2026, the Task Force shall submit a report of it s 1
findings and recommendations to the Governor and, in accordance with § 2 –1257 of the 2
State Government Article, to the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee, the House 3
Appropriations Committee, and the House Ways and Means Committee. 4
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect July 5
1, 2026. It shall remain effective for a period of 1 year and, at the end of June 30, 202 7, 6
with no further action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and 7
of no further force and effect. 8
Approved:
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Governor.
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Speaker of the House of Delegates.
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President of the Senate.