To keep Montgomery County competitive as a place to live, work, and do business, policymakers must embrace forward‑looking strategies that support a vibrant and resilient local economy. The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce represents the interests of our members and the broader business community in Annapolis. During the 2026 legislative session of the Maryland General Assembly, the Chamber has formally engaged in and advocated on the following legislation:
Support
  • SB 25/HB 290-- Income Tax - Cybersecurity Technology and Service Tax Credit – Alterations
  • SB 281/HB 386 -- Metro Funding Modification Act of 2026
  • SB 354/HB 483 -- Business Regulation - Charitable Organizations - Audit and Review Thresholds
  • SB 388/HB 898 -- Economic Development - Delivering Economic Competitiveness and Advancing Development Efforts (DECADE) Act
  • SB 589/HB 433 -- Business Regulation - Collection Agencies - Licensure Exemption for Property Managers
  • SB 644/HB 933 -- Sales and Use Tax - Certificates Indicating Multiple Points of Use – Alterations
  • SB 826/HB 1128 -- Income Tax – Angel Investor Tax Credit for Investments in Emergent Technology
  • HB 308 -- Corporations and Associations - Principal Offices - Private MailboxesHB 433 -- Business Regulation - Collection Agencies - Licensure Exemption for Property Managers
  • HB 433 -- Business Regulation - Collection Agencies - Licensure Exemption for Property Managers
  • HB 690 -- Corporate Income Tax - Rate Reduction (Economic Competitiveness Act of 2026)
  • HB 761 -- Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income (Keep Our Heroes Home Act)
  • HB 857 -- Income Tax - Subtraction Modification for Military Retirement Income - Individuals Under the Age of 55
  • HB 958 -- Natural Gas – Connection and Line Extension – Discounts and Payment Plans
  • HB 1079 -- Office of Regulatory Management and State Government Authorizations
  • HB 1177 -- Small Business Reserve Program - Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprises - Outreach
  • HB 1230 -- Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission - Procurement - Alterations PG/MC 102-26

Support With Amendment

  • SB 389/HB 894 -- Land Use - Transit-Oriented Development - Alterations (Maryland Transit and Housing Opportunity Act)
Oppose
  • SB 2/HB1 -- Investor-Owned Electric, Gas, and Gas and Electric Companies - Cost Recovery – Limitations
  • SB 3/HB 188 -- Unemployment Insurance Modernization Act of 2026
  • SB 224/HB 90 -- Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property
  • SB 387/HB 895 -- Food Retailers - Dynamic Pricing, Surveillance Data, and Collective Bargaining Agreements (Protection From Predatory Pricing Act)
  • SB 427 -- Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish a Subclass and Set a Special Rate for Personal Property of Data Centers
  • SB 457/HB 78 -- Property Taxes - Authority of Counties to Establish Subclasses and Set Separate Rates for Land and Improvements to Land
  • SB 474/HB 476 -- Civil Actions - Noneconomic Damages - Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
  • SB 520 -- Property Tax - Charter Counties - Application of County Tax Limitation on Public Safety Budget
  • SB 547/HB 905 -- Recipients of State and Local Government Funding - Reporting (Buy Maryland Reporting Requirements)
  • SB 764/HB 1205 -- Education – Minimum Wage for Education Support Professionals
  • SB 871/HB 906 -- Civil Actions - Punitive Damage Awards – Surcharge
  • SB 886/HB 1229 -- Consumer Protection and Labor and Employment - Food Service Facilities and Minimum Wage
  • HB 120 -- Moratorium on Construction of New Data Centers - Co-Location and Generation Contingency
  • HB 148 -- Commercial Law – Fair Pricing and Market Competition Fund – Establishment
  • HB 203 -- Labor and Employment - Training Repayment Agreements – Prohibition
  • HB 314 -- Automation Technology Deployment Assessment and Displaced Employee Retraining Fund – Established
  • HB 334 -- State Procurement - Constitutional Violations – Prohibited
  • HB 516 -- Maryland Department of Labor - Investigation of Complaints - Requirements (Worksite Enforcement Act of 2026)
  • HB 560 -- Sales and Use Tax and Property Tax - Exemptions for Data Centers – Repeal
  • HB 880 -- Maryland Income Tax - Decoupling From Amendments to the Internal Revenue Code - Depreciation and Business Interest Expenses

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