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SB 624

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Income Tax - Automated External Defibrillator Tax Credit (Joe Sheya Act)

Sponsor: Craig J. Zucker (District 14)Committee: Budget and TaxationSubject: Taxes - IncomeStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 307 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Allowing an individual or a business entity to claim a credit against the State income tax for the first $500 of the purchase price of an automated external defibrillator purchased for use at a restaurant location in the State with annual gross income of at least $400,000, subject to certain limitations; prohibiting the credit from being claimed more than once by an individual or business entity for each restaurant location; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022, but before January 1, 2028; etc.

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Testimony (11)

MGA witness list
FAV 10FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendments
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVKillough, RyanJoe Sheya ActOral
FAVLevine, BrianlobbyistMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
FAVBuddle, JeffreyProfessional Fire Fighters of MarylandWritten (PDF)
FAVMcDermott, CarolIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSenator Zucker, Senator ZuckerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSenator Zucker, Senator ZuckerlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVWise, SteveIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVZakaria, SammyIndividualOral
FAVZucker, Senator CraigIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVZucker, Senator CraigIndividualWritten (PDF)
FWAThompson, MelvinlobbyistRestaurant Association of MarylandOral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVLevine, BrianMontgomery County Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
FWAThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland