As a former state legislator from neighboring South Dakota and past president of the National Conference of State Legislatures, I am very familiar with the demands of a legislative session. Deals are cut, there’s some thoughtful debate, and at times there will be fierce disagreement. I also know that given these demands, legislators can overlook certain bills and not consider their true impact. That is why I am writing, to sound the alarm and urge legislators to reject LB1354, a tax on digital advertising.

“This suit is just one more proof point that Maryland has bitten off way more than it can chew with this short sighted and illegal tax,” said Doug Mayer, president of Americans for Digital Opportunity.

Will Support Businesses Of All Sizes, Promote Efforts To Increase Fair And Equal Access To Digital Advertising

The recent ruling by the Maryland Supreme Court on the state’s digital advertising tax is not the victory that some politicians in Annapolis would like Marylanders to believe. In reality, our highest court’s refusal to consider the merit of a law that has already been ruled unconstitutional is much more likely a harbinger of the law’s coming defeat.

The lead counsel in a high-profile challenge to the constitutionality of Maryland’s digital advertising tax said the levy has the shelf life of a ‘Hula Hoop’ despite his client’s recent loss in front of the state Supreme Court.