Vote caps contentious debate on revenues. Nine delegates vote on budget but miss a vote on a companion bill moments later.
Electric vehicle owners will see their registrations increase even more as lawmakers seek a balance with motorists who pay gas taxes.
A House-Senate conference committee will meet again Wednesday afternoon but neither side appears to have softened on taxes and gaming.
The $1.2 billion tax, fee and gaming package from the House remains the sticking point for senators. And it isn’t clear when the budget conference committee will meet again.
House-Senate budget conference committee to ‘talk about it some more’ and meet again on Monday.
Senate leader says any plan for revitalizing Pimlico must limit the risk to taxpayers, and he refuses to consider eliminating a blue-ribbon panel that’s discussing transportation funding.
Key difference is a reliance by House Democrats on $1.3 billion in new tax and gaming revenues. Senate Democrats say combined corporate tax reporting and iGaming are ‘a hard no.’
Evening vote moves iGaming to the House floor and possibly to an as-yet uninterested Senate.
House Ways and Means Chair Vanessa Atterbeary said her committee will consider ‘a mix’ of tax proposals this week to send to the Senate, which does not want to raise revenues this year.
A debate and final vote are set for the Senate floor next week; Senate and House still divided on tax hikes.