Voting Record on Voting Record Small Business Issues 2016 Edition
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2016 | Maryland YOUR LEGISLATORS’ VOTING RECORD ON VOTING RECORD SMALL BUSINESS ISSUES 2016 EDITION Roll call votes by your state legislators on key small business issues are listed inside. Although this Voting Record does not reflect all elements considered by a lawmaker when voting, nor does it represent a complete profile of a legislator, it can be a guide in evaluating your legislator’s attitudes toward small business. Please thank those legislators who supported small business. 1. Stop-Loss Insurance for Small Employ- 5. Labor and Employment – Equal Pay for Equal ers (HB 552 – 2015): Bill increased the minimum Work (HB 1003 – 2016): Adds requirements for attachment points for medical stop-loss insurance in employers to consider when determining employee Maryland. A “NO” vote supports the NFIB position. wages with respect to gender and gender identity. Also Passed the Senate 31–15, the House 90–49; became tightens restrictions an employer may use to justify law without Gov. Hogan’s signature. differences in wages. Finally, an employer may not prohibit an employee from inquiring, sharing or discuss- 2. “Rain Tax” Repeal (SB 863 – 2015): Bill repealed ing wages of the employee or a coworker. A “NO” vote the requirement for local jurisdictions to collect a storm- supports the NFIB position. Passed the Senate water remediation fee—known as the “Rain Tax”—from 32–13, the House 93–47; signed by Gov. Hogan. property owners. A “YES” vote supports the NFIB position. Passed the Senate 47–0, the House 138–1; 6. Income Tax Relief (HB 452 – 2016) SENATE signed by Gov. Hogan. ONLY: As amended and passed by the Senate, the bill would have provided tax cuts for small business owners 3. Restrictions on Sale and Use of Neonicotinoid paying their business taxes through personal income tax Pesticides (SB 198 – 2016): Bill prohibits retailers returns and expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit. A from selling pesticides containing neonicotinoids unless “YES” vote supports the NFIB position. Passed the they also offer non-neonicotinoid pesticides as well. It also Senate 38–8; died in the House due to lack of action. prohibits residential and commercial applications unless done by an authorized applicator. A “NO” vote supports 7. Paid Sick Leave (HB 580 – 2016) HOUSE ONLY: the NFIB position. Passed the Senate 34–12, the House As amended and passed by the House, bill would 98–38; became law without Gov. Hogan’s signature. have required employers with 15 or more employees to provide up to 7 days of paid leave per year as long as 4. Personal Property Tax Credit for Small Business the employee was at least 18 years old and worked an (HB 69 – 2016): Bill authorizes a local jurisdiction to average of 8 hours per week. Employers with fewer than provide up to a 50 percent tax credit for personal property 15 employees would have to provide unpaid leave. HB owned or leased by a business with fewer than 15 employ- 580 also expanded the FMLA definition of family member ees or that has been in business for less than two years. and applied strict record-keeping mandates. A “NO” A “YES” vote supports the NFIB position. Passed the vote supports the NFIB position. Passed the House Senate 46–0; the House 134–0; signed by Gov. Hogan. 84–54, died in the Senate due to lack of action. VOTING KEY Y = Voted Yes % = Percentage of Votes Favorable to NFIB Position N = Voted No N/A = Not Enough Votes to Score (5 required) ~ = Did Not Vote NFIB | MIKE O’HALLORAN, NFIB/MD STATE DIRECTOR | 866-518-6701 | WWW.NFIB.COM/MD | @NFIB SENATE VOTING RECORD ISSUE NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 % NFIB POSITION N Y N Y N Y 100% John C. Astle, (D) District 30 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Gail H. Bates, (R) District 9 N Y N Y N Y 100% Joanne C. Benson, (D) District 24 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% James Brochin, (D) District 42 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Robert Cassilly, (R) District 34 N Y Y Y N Y 83% Joan Carter Conway, (D) District 43 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Ulysses Currie, (D) District 25 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% James E. DeGrange, Sr., (D) District 32 N Y Y Y Y Y 67% Adelaide Eckardt, (R) District 37 N Y N Y N Y 100% George C. Edwards, (R) District 1 ~ Y N Y N Y 100% Brian J. Feldman, (D) District 15 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Bill Ferguson, (D) District 46 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Lisa A. Gladden, (D) District 41* Y Y * * * * N/A Guy Guzzone, (D) District 13 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Stephen S. Hershey, Jr., (R) District 36 N Y N Y N Y 100% Michael J. Hough, (R) District 4 N Y N Y N Y 100% J.B. Jennings, (R) District 7 N Y N Y N Y 100% Cheryl Kagan, (D) District 17 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Edward J. Kasemeyer, (D) District 12 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Delores G. Kelley (D) District 10 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Nancy J. King, (D) District 39 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Katherine Klausmeier, (D) District 8 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Susan C. Lee, (D) District 16 Y Y Y Y Y N 33% Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., (D) District 18 Y Y Y Y Y N 33% Roger P. Manno, (D) District 19 Y Y Y Y Y N 33% James N. Mathias, Jr., (D) District 38 N Y Y Y Y Y 67% Nathanial J. McFadden, (D) District 45 Y Y Y Y ~ Y 60% Thomas M. Middleton, (D) District 28 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr., (D) District 27 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Karen S. Montgomery, (D) District 14** Y Y ** ** ** ** N/A C. Anthony Muse, (D) District 26 Y Y Y Y Y N 33% Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, (D) District 44 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Wayne Norman, (R) District 35 N Y N Y N Y 100% NFIB | MIKE O’HALLORAN, NFIB/MD STATE DIRECTOR | 866-518-6701 | WWW.NFIB.COM/MD | @NFIB ISSUE NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 6 % NFIB POSITION N Y N Y N Y 100% Douglas J.J. Peters, (D) District 23 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Paul G. Pinsky, (D) District 22 Y Y Y Y Y N 33% Catherine E. Pugh, (D) District 40 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Victor R. Ramirez, (D) District 47 Y Y Y Y Y N 33% Jamie Raskin, (D) District 20 Y Y Y Y Y N 33% Justin Ready, (R) District 5 N Y N Y N Y 100% Edward R. Reilly, (R) District 33 N Y N Y N Y 100% Jim Rosapepe, (D) District 21 Y Y Y Y Y N 33% Johnny Ray Salling, (R) District 6 N Y N Y N Y 100% Andrew A. Serafini, (R) District 2 N Y N Y N Y 100% Bryan W. Simonaire, (R) District 31 N Y Y Y Y Y 67% Steven Waugh, (R) District 29 N Y N Y N Y 100% Ronald N. Young, (D) District 3 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Bobby A. Zirkin, (D) District 11 Y Y Y Y Y Y 50% Craig J. Zucker, (D) District 14† † † Y Y Y Y N/A * Sen. Gladden missed the latter portion of the 2016 session due to illness **Sen. Montgomery retired before the start of the 2016 session †Sen. Zucker was appointed to the Senate at the beginning of the 2016 session HOUSE OF DELEGATES VOTING RECORD ISSUE NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 7 % NFIB POSITION N Y N Y N N 100% Christopher T. Adams, (R) District 37B N Y N Y N N 100% Kathy Afzali, (R) District 4 N Y N Y N N 100% Curt Anderson, (D) District 43 Y Y Y Y Y Y 33% Carl Anderton, Jr., (R) District 38B N Y N Y N N 100% Angela Angel, (D) District 25 Y Y Y Y Y ~ 40% Steven J. Arentz, (R) District 36 N Y N Y N N 100% Vanessa Atterbeary, (D) District 13 Y Y Y Y Y Y 33% Susan L.M. Aumann, (R) District 42B ~ ~ Y Y N N N/A Charles Barkley, (D) District 39 N Y Y Y Y Y 50% Ben Barnes, (D) District 21 Y Y Y Y Y Y 33% Darryl Barnes, (D) District 25 Y Y Y Y Y Y 33% Erek Barron, (D) District 24 Y Y Y Y Y Y 33% NFIB | MIKE O’HALLORAN, NFIB/MD STATE DIRECTOR | 866-518-6701 | WWW.NFIB.COM/MD | @NFIB ISSUE NUMBER 1 2 3 4 5 7 % NFIB POSITION N Y N Y N N 100% Kumar P. Barve, (D) District 17 Y Y Y Y Y Y 33% Pamela Beidle, (D) District 32 Y Y Y Y Y N 50% Wendell R. Beitzel, (R) District 1A N Y Y Y N N 83% Talmadge Branch, (D) District 45 Y Y Y ~ Y Y 20% Eric M. Bromwell, (D) District 8 Y Y Y Y Y N 50% Benjamin Brooks, (D) District 10 Y Y Y Y Y Y 33% Jason C. Buckel, (R) District 1B N Y N Y N N 100% Michael E. Busch, (D) District 30A Y Y Y Y Y Y 33% Ned Carey, (D) District 31A Y Y Y Y Y N 50% Mary Beth Carozza, (R) District 38C N Y N Y N N 100% Alfred C.