SB 9 Maryland Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day

SB 9 establishes an annual tax-free day on November 11 (Veterans Day) in Maryland starting in 2026. It exempts sales tax on items costing less than $2,000 purchased by veterans, provided they show valid ID (like a driver's license or government ID) indicating veteran status. The Comptroller may suspend this tax-free day at their sole discretion. The law takes effect July 1, 2026, directly benefiting eligible veterans making qualifying purchases.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House of Delegates Passage

Governor

Introduced Sep 10, 2025 Last action Mar 16, 2026

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First - Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day → Third - Sales and Use Tax - Tax-Free Day - Veterans' Day · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill adds new sponsors to the legislation and includes a committee report indicating favorable passage with amendments. The core tax exemption provision for Veterans' Day remains unchanged, maintaining the $2,000 purchase threshold and November 11, 2026 start date.

Scope change

No substantive policy changes to the tax exemption scope; only administrative additions of sponsors and committee status.

TECHNICAL

Added five new sponsors (Augustine, Bailey, Guzzone, Hettleman, Jennings, King, Lewis Young, McCray, Rosapepe, and Zucker) to the list of bill sponsors.

Added committee report notation showing the bill was approved with amendments and adopted with floor amendments.

Added signature lines for Governor, President of the Senate, and Speaker of the House of Delegates.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 22, 2026

How they voted

45–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 49

Feb 22, 2026

D Democratic36

32 Yea 4

88% Yea

R Republican13

13 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Mar 6, 2026

Committee

Referred Ways and Means

lower

Mar 5, 2026

Upper · Passed

Third Reading Passed

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Introduced

Floor Amendment {

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable with Amendments {

upper

Mar 2, 2026

Upper · Passed

Favorable with Amendments Report by Budget and Taxation

upper

Feb 22, 2026

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (45-0-4)

senate

Jan 14, 2026

Committee

First Reading Budget and Taxation

upper

Sep 10, 2025

Introduced

Pre-filed

upper

19 primary · 0 co-sponsors