SB 605 Maryland Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Assessments - Appeals and Corrections

SB 605 establishes a formal appeal process for businesses subject to Maryland's digital advertising gross revenues tax when they receive a tax assessment notice from the Comptroller. The bill requires the Comptroller to provide a 30-day window for taxpayers to request a revision of an assessment or claim a refund, and mandates an informal hearing before a final determination is issued. It also authorizes the Comptroller or their designee to issue orders correcting erroneous assessments without further appeal, with the order stating the reasons for the correction. This applies specifically to assessments issued after December 31, 2025, directly affecting digital advertising businesses that pay this tax.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House of Delegates Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 27, 2025 Signed May 20, 2025
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First - Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Assessments - Appeals and Corrections → Third - Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax - Assessments - Appeals and Corrections · 3 edits
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This bill update adds procedural steps showing the bill was favorably reported by the committee and adopted by the Senate, while reorganizing the statutory text to integrate the Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax into existing tax assessment and appeal procedures. The substantive policy content regarding tax assessments, appeals, and effective dates remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

Added committee report status showing favorable recommendation and Senate adoption with second reading date.

Reorganized statutory numbering and formatting to integrate digital advertising tax provisions into existing tax assessment sections.

Added explanatory notes about formatting conventions for amendments and deletions.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2025 · House of Delegates Mar 18, 2025

How they voted

47–0
Passed
Total votes 47
Feb 27, 2025
D Democratic34
34 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican13
13 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 20, 2025
Signed into law
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 678
Apr 3, 2025
Senate · Passed
Returned Passed
Apr 2, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
Third Reading Passed
Apr 2, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed
Apr 2, 2025
House of Delegates · Reported by committee
Favorable Report by Ways and Means
Mar 18, 2025
House of Delegates · Passed
House of Delegates Vote: pass (138-0-2)
Mar 15, 2025
House of Delegates · Referred to committee
Referred Ways and Means
Mar 14, 2025
Senate · Passed
Third Reading Passed
Mar 13, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Favorable Adopted
Mar 13, 2025
Senate · Reported by committee
Favorable Report by Budget and Taxation
Feb 27, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (47-0)
Jan 27, 2025
Senate · Referred to committee
First Reading Budget and Taxation
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Craig Zucker
Craig Zucker
DDemocratic
MD
14