HB 165

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Maryland Estate Tax – Unified Credit

Sponsor: Jheanelle K. Wilkins (District 20)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - MiscellaneousStatus: Hearing 1/21 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering a certain limit on the unified credit used for determining the Maryland estate tax for decedents dying on or after July 1, 2021, to not exceed $1,000,000; and altering a certain limitation on the amount of the Maryland estate tax for decedents dying on or after July 1, 2021, to not exceed $1,000,000.

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Testimony (14)

MGA witness list

FAV 13FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Appletree, Roy	League of Women Voters of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Orr, Benjamin	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jackson, Kuijuan	Maryland Communities United	Oral
FAV	Slayton, Kevin	Maryland Fair Funding Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilkins, Jheanelle	Maryland House of Delegates	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Zwerling, Samanthalobbyist	Maryland State Education Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Richard DeShay	Prince George's County Young Democrats	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Wilkins, Delegate Wilkinslegislator	Individual	Position only
FAV	Riley, Deniselobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Simon, Travis	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Smalls, Cindylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Mitchell, Susan	Maryland REALTORS	Oral