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HB 804

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Taxes – Whistleblower Reward Program and Statute of Limitations for Tax Collections

Sponsor: Julie Palakovich Carr (District 17)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Taxes - MiscellaneousStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 515 (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing a certain whistleblower reward program within the Office of the Comptroller; providing that a certain whistleblower who voluntarily provides certain information to the Comptroller shall be entitled to receive a certain monetary award under certain circumstances; providing for the determination and allocation of the amount of an award if two or more whistleblowers are eligible for the award; providing that the determination of the amount of the award shall be solely in the discretion of the Comptroller; etc.

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Testimony (6)

MGA witness list
FAV 5FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVSchumitz, KalilobbyistMaryland Center on Economic PolicyWritten (PDF)
FAVTorrent, KarenNational Whistleblower CenterOral
FAVWhite, JebTaxpayers Against FraudOral
FAVDelegate Palakovich Carr, Delegate Palakovich CarrlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVPalakovich Carr, JulieIndividualWritten (PDF)
UNFGriffin, AndrewlobbyistMaryland Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVSchumitz, KaliMaryland Center on Economic PolicyRegistered for: Maryland Center on Economic Policy
UNFGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce