Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders
Sponsor: Craig J. Zucker (District 14)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 679 (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring, for certain fiscal years, the Comptroller to distribute certain abandoned property funds to the Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders Fund; establishing the Tax Clinics for Low-Income Marylanders Fund to provide grants to the University of Maryland School of Law, the University of Baltimore School of Law, and the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service to operate tax clinics for low-income Marylanders; authorizing the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2024, to include an appropriation to the Fund in the budget bill; etc.
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Testimony (14)
MGA witness listFAV 14Favorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Jefferson , Staceylobbyist | Behavioral Health System Baltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Moore, Tonaeyalobbyist | CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bonardi , Sharonne | Comptroller of Maryland | Position only |
| FAV | Bonardi , Sharonne | Comptroller of Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Franchot, Comptroller | Comptroller of Maryland | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Frost, Glen | Frost Law | Oral |
| FAV | Kraska, MJ | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kraska, MJ | Maryland Catholic Conference | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Shih, Janice | Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Weich, Ronald | University of Baltimore School of Law | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tobin, Dean Donald | University of Maryland Carey School of Law | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Zucker, Senator Zuckerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Senator Zucker, Senator Zuckerlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Zucker, Senator Craig | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVJefferson , StaceyBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore