HB 500 — Sales and Use Tax - Precious Metal Bullion or Coins - Exemption
MD 2026RS session · introduced 2026-01-27
Altering eligibility for an exemption from the sales and use tax for the sale of precious metal bullion or coins by repealing a requirement that the sale occur at the Baltimore Convention Center.
Latest action: — In the House - Returned Passed
Sponsors (17)
- Wayne A. Hartman (R, MD-38) — sponsor · 2026-01-27
- H. Kevin Anderson (R, MD-38) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Steven J. Arentz (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Terry L. Baker (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Jason C. Buckel (R, MD-1) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Brian Chisholm (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Barrie S. Ciliberti (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Mark N. Fisher (R, MD-27) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Mike Griffith (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Kevin B. Hornberger (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Jay A. Jacobs (R, MD-36) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- April Miller (R, MD-4) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- LaToya Nkongolo (R, MD-31) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Teresa E. Reilly (R, MD-35) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- Chris Tomlinson (R, MD-5) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
- William Valentine (R, MD-2) — cosponsor · 2026-01-27
Action timeline (9)
- · house — First Reading
- · house — Hearing — Ways and Means
- · house — Second Reading — Passed with Amendments
- · senate — First Reading (cross-filed)
- · house — Third Reading — Passed
- · senate — Second Reading — Passed
- · senate — Third Reading — Passed
- · house — Committee Report — Favorable with Amendments
- · senate — Committee Report — Favorable
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Connected on the graph
2 typed relationships in the influence graph — 0 inbound, 2 outbound, grouped by type.
referred to committee (2)
| date | dir | entity | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | → | Senate budget and taxation | — | md-leg | |
| — | → | House ways and means | — | md-leg |
Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne A. Hartman (R, state_lower MD-38) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | April Miller (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Barrie S. Ciliberti (R, state_lower MD-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Brian Chisholm (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Chris Tomlinson (R, state_lower MD-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | H. Kevin Anderson (R, state_lower MD-38) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jason C. Buckel (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Jay A. Jacobs (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Kevin B. Hornberger (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | LaToya Nkongolo (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Mark N. Fisher (R, state_lower MD-27) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Mike Griffith (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Nicholaus R. Kipke (R, state_lower MD-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Steven J. Arentz (R, state_lower MD-36) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Teresa E. Reilly (R, state_lower MD-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Terry L. Baker (R, state_lower MD-1) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | William Valentine (R, state_lower MD-2) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
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- 2026-05-24 · was referred to Senate budget and taxation · md-leg
- 2026-05-24 · was referred to House ways and means · md-leg