NFIB Statement on the End of Maryland’s 2026 Legislative Session

Small businesses are concerned about tax increases next year

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (April 14, 2026) – The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Maryland’s leading small business advocacy organization, issued the following statement from NFIB Maryland State Director Mike O’Halloran on the end of the Maryland General Assembly legislative session:

“While the General Assembly did not pass large tax and fee increases as it did in 2025, lawmakers did miss an opportunity to provide meaningful relief for Maryland’s small businesses. Main Street is breathing a sigh of relief that a $25 minimum wage and a dramatic increase to unemployment insurance taxes did not pass, but unfortunately, it has become the norm for small businesses to celebrate a bill not passing rather than legislation that provides real regulatory and tax relief getting across the finish line.

“Next year promises to be an exceptionally tough budget year. Hopefully, the General Assembly will hold the line again on another round of tax increases on Main Street.”

For over 80 years, NFIB has been advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven. Since our founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses, and remains so today. For more information, please visit nfib.com.