Would you like to have 100% of your uniformed service retirement
income exempt from Maryland state income tax? If you answered YES, we need
your help!
Please attend the legislative hearings for Maryland Senate Bill 312 and House
Bill 362 in Annapolis next week, on
Wednesday, February 21st, beginning at 1:00 PM. The legislation, submitted
by Governor Hogan, exempts $15,000 in 2018, 75% in 2019, and 100% in 2020.
We need for you to either testify or to help us make a show of
force in the hearing room.� I am coordinating with Secretary
of Veterans Affairs George Owings. �Our panel(s) and crowd will
travel from one hearing room to the other with him.� It worked
well last year to tell a coordinated story, so please let me know the gist of
your testimony; it will enable me to create the most effective panel(s)
possible.
We will have a conference call on Monday, February 19th,
at 7:00 PM to provide details about what to expect on Wednesday. The detail information
will also be sent by email to those who have asked for it. Please send me an
email prior to 5:30 PM on Monday, February 19th, to receive the
conference call dial-in information.
OTHER
THINGS TO DO:
1. Forward this message to every retiree (and every soon to be
retiree) you know who is a Maryland resident.
2. Forward this message to the president of any veteran or
military-related organizations that you belong to and ask them to help us get
people out for the Feb 21st hearings.
3. Wear a hat or other clothing item denoting your military
affiliation when attending the hearings.� Please do not wear your
uniform.
4. Organize car pools, van pools, or charter buses to come to
Annapolis for the hearings.� Free limited parking is available
at the USNA; it is just a short walk from the Academy to the State House and
Senate buildings. http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/01glance/html/govbldg.html
5. Contact your State Senators and members of the House of
Delegates to support HB 362 and SB 312.
Regards,
Annie S. Brock
Legislative Liaison
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