SB 210

Enacted

Tax Credits - Employer-Provided Commuter Benefits - Expansion and Administration

Sponsor: Chair, Budget and Taxation CommitteeCommittee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 118 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Expanding the types of commuter benefits for which a business entity may claim a tax credit to include a certain carpool program, telework program, active transportation program, and multimodal commuter program; requiring the Department of Transportation to administer an application process for the tax credit; and limiting the total amount of tax credits that may be authorized each year to $1,000,000.

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Testimony (27)

MGA witness list

FAV 24FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsINFO 2Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Hale, Lauralobbyist	American Heart Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plaut, Arilobbyist	Boston Plaut Attorneys at Law	Position only
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hillegass, John	Greater Washington Partnership	Written (PDF)
FAV	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Voytek, Maddy	MD Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	LaHatte, Jennifer	Maryland Department of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gruzs, Adam	Maryland Department of Planning	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ports, James	Maryland Department of Transportation	Oral
FAV	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Westervelt, Patricia	Maryland Department of Transportation	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Written (PDF)
FAV	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wanger, Melanie	Montgomery County Gov Relations	Position only
FAV	Boucher, Shayne	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee, Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee, Chair, Budget and Taxation Committee	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hessler, Thereselobbyist	Individual	Position only
FAV	Korin, Jon	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, Heather	Individual	Oral
FAV	Tiffany, Kendall	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Alsobrooks, Angela	Prince George's County Executive	Written (PDF)
INFO	Mullenax, Matt	Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle MPO	Written (PDF)
INFO	Ramfos, Nicholas	MWCOG - Commuter Connections	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

American Heart AssociationFAV 1

Boston Plaut Attorneys at LawFAV 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeFAV 2

Greater Washington PartnershipFAV 1

Hagerstown/Eastern Panhandle MPOINFO 1

Maryland Department of CommerceFAV 1

Maryland Department of PlanningFAV 1

Maryland Department of TransportationFAV 3

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 2

Maryland Retailers AssociationFAV 2

MD Chamber of CommerceFAV 2

Montgomery County Gov RelationsFAV 1

MWCOG - Commuter ConnectionsINFO 1

Prince George's County ExecutiveFWA 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHale, LauraAmerican Heart AssociationRegistered for: American Heart Association

FAVPlaut, AriBoston Plaut Attorneys at LawRegistered for: ADT, LLC dba ADT Security Services; Altria Client Services LLC and its Affiliates - Philip Morris USA Inc., John Middleton Co., U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Co., Helix Innovations LLC & NJOY, LLC; Amazon.com Services, Inc c/o Frank D. Boston III, Attorney at Law; Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3; CoinFlip; Crown MD Online Gaming LLC…

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

FAVPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

FAVHessler, ThereseRegistered for: City of Gaithersburg; Elevate Recovery Centers; Evolve Kids Care; Evolve Life Centers; High Roller Technologies; Laila's Gift…