I’m bracing for a Wednesday full of computer services tax protests, expecting a mob of IT folks and programmers to take over Annapolis for a day of hearings on whether to repeal a pending 6 percent sales tax on their businesses.
But that isn’t the only industry that’s trying to fight off a tax increase tomorrow. A bill in the House would place a tax on tanning salons and deposit the more than $500,000 it would raise into a health care fund.
The Indoor Tanning Association has not taken a shine to this idea (get it?), and is imploring its members to let their lawmakers hear it tomorrow. The association is also sounding alarms about another bill that would require minors who want an indoor tan to have a prescription or be accompanied by a parent or guardian. That bill got a favorable report from the House Economic Matters Committee on Monday.
